FDA advisers to consider recommending single-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine this weekhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/02/23/health/johnson--johnson-covid-19-vaccine-fda-committee/index.htmlThe Biden administration said last week that, if it is authorized, there are probably single-digit millions of doses available in coming weeks. On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson's Dr. Richard Nettles will say that the plan "is to begin shipping immediately upon emergency use authorization, and deliver enough single-doses by the end of March to enable the vaccination of more than 20 million Americans," according to prepared remarks to be delivered before a House Committee on Energy & Commerce subcommittee.
So in 4 1/2 weeks J & J estimates they will deliver 20M doses ... ~4.5M doses a week. I don't know how Fauci defines "front-loaded", but that's a pretty fast roll-out and probably a fair amount of that is already produced and in vials ready to ship.
Biden claimed that Trump didn't order enough vaccines. In the real world, Trump ordered:
* 200 million doses from Pfizer; cannot be used on youths and children under age 16;
* 200 million doses from Moderna; cannot be used on youths and children under age 18;
* 100 million doses from Johnson & Johnson, contingent on receiving EUA, which looks very likely to happen; J & J's is a single dose vaccine; cannot be used on youths and children under age 18.
That is approximately enough double doses of Pfizer and Moderna for every American who is allowed to receive the vaccine, plus another 100M doses of J & J's single dose vaccine. Trump ordered more than enough, when J & J's purchase contract is included. Novavax looks to be a couple months out, but that's another 100M dose purchase.
Though Trump obviously hoped he would be President, his and his team's work set Biden up for success ...
if Biden & crew don't F it up.