President Joe Biden is expected to announce that he is procuring an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine for the second half of 2021 during a meeting today with J&J and Merck executives.Last week, the two pharmaceutical giants formed a partnership to ramp up distribution of the single-dose J&J vaccine."This is war time, the extra doses gives us maximum flexibility for the upcoming months," said Andy Slavitt, White House senior advisor for COVID response, during a White House press briefing.

The increase in doses comes as the president closes in on his first 50 days in office.During those 50 days, Slavitt said, Biden has ordered enough vaccine to ensure that every American adult is able to receive a shot by May

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Biden vows to reach 100 million COVID-19 vaccines in just 10 days

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President Joe Biden to visit Delaware County on Tuesday

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President Biden to name Sperling to oversee COVID-19 relief package

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Biden breaks his silence on Cuomo sexual harassment scandal, declines to call for his resignation

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'Wrong, un-American, must stop': Joe Biden condemns 'hate crimes' on Asian Americans during pandemic

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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