Global COVID cases fall for a sixth straight week as hopes for J&J vaccine are bolstered by FDA data
February 24, 2021 at 10:29 AM EST
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday the vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson appears safe in inoculating against the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19, raising hopes the one-shot jab will receive emergency use authorization quickly and bolster the effort to contain the deadly pandemic.
