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Oregon’s shipment of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses slashed by 88% this week - OregonLive

Oregon’s shipment of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses slashed by 88% this week - OregonLive

Oregon’s shipment of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses slashed by 88% this week - OregonLive
Apr 11, 2021 1 min, 3 secs

Production of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine has struggled in the U.S.Mary Altaffer | AP Photo.

Problems in producing Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine will result in an 88% reduction in the amount sent to Oregon this week, similar to the blow dealt to all 49 other states.

Some people who’ve received Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine have posted giddy and celebratory Tweets under the popular hashtag #OneandDone.

Overall, the hit to Oregon’s Johnson & Johnson allocation will result in an overall 20% reduction in total vaccines received -- from 258,190 last week to 205,830 this week -- because shipments of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are staying relatively consistent and Johnson & Johnson allocations have been comparatively small, according to numbers from the state.

The amount of Johnson & Johnson vaccine shipped to Oregon and other states since the federal government granted emergency use authorization in February has see-sawed from week to week because of production challenges overseas, where all doses of the vaccine are currently manufactured.

Two weeks ago, the federal government sent nearly 2 million Johnson & Johnson doses to states.

Although Allen said the reduction might delay Oregon’s overall vaccination efforts by a week or two, the timing of Johnson & Johnson’s production difficulties is unfortunate.

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