GENEVA – The World Health Organization granted an emergency use listing Friday for the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, meaning the one-dose shot can now theoretically be used as part of the international COVAX effort to distribute vaccines globally, including to poor countries without any supplies.
In a statement, the U.N. health agency said “the ample data from large clinical trials” shows the J&J vaccine is effective in adult populations.
The emergency use listing comes a day after the European Medicines Agency recommended the shot be given the green light across the 27-country European Union. “As new vaccines become available, we must ensure they become part of the global solution and not another reason some countries and