And due to a miscommunication over the production, CNN has learned the launch will be slower than federal health officials initially anticipated. The administration is still expecting single-digit millions of doses if the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration. An administration official told CNN the White House would not be getting ahead of the FDA's approval. "We have plans to fold in any newly authorized vaccines into our distribution," a White House spokesperson told CNN. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.

Source: CNN February 17, 2021 05:37 UTC