Johnson & Johnson Enters into Agreement to Provide its Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine for the World ’s Most Vulnerable People through Novel Humanitarian Buffer

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (November 10, 2021) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Government and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), to enable access to its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine through a novel mechanism – the COVAX Humanitarian Buffer – that will serve to protect the world’s most vulnerable people. The first deliveries to the COVAX Humanitarian Buffer are anticipated to begin in the coming days.The COVAX Humanitarian Buffer is part of the COVAX Facility and is designed to ensure that people in conflict zones or humanitarian settings can access COVID-19 vaccines, even if they live beyond the reach of traditional, government vaccination campaigns. Governments and national and international humanitarian agencies are eligible to apply to receive doses from the COVAX Humanitarian Buffer. If applications are granted and the doses allocated, the governments or humanitarian agencies that filed the application then carry out the vaccination campaigns to ensure people are protected from COVID-19.“We believe our single-shot COVID-19 vaccine has a critical role to play in conflict zones and other humanitarian settings that can’t be reached by government vaccination campaigns, and we are proud to be part of this effort to protect the world’s most vulnerable people,” said Paul Stoffels, M.D., Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Scientific Officer. “From the beginning of the pandemic, Johnson & Jo...
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