[Trailer] COVID Vaccine Pulled From US by the CDC: No More J&J

According to a new statement put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is no longer available in the United States. Specifically, the statement says: “[The] Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine is no longer available in the U.S. All remaining U.S. government stock of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine expired May 7, 2023. Dispose of any remaining Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.” This means the U.S. government has stopped purchasing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, all of the remaining vaccines they did purchase expired ten days ago, and therefore, all doses are to be discarded. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was one out of the four approved for use within the United States. Those four were the Pfizer mRNA vaccine, Moderna’s mRNA vaccine, Johnson & Johnson's adenovirus vaccine, and Novavax's vaccine (which contains a nanoparticle version of the spike protein). However, with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine off the market, there are only three players left.