Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine was granted emergency use authorization by the FDA Saturday, and unlike some of the vaccines approved in December, relied heavily on Operation Warp Speed.
The federal government gave approximately $1 billion to the vaccine’s clinical trials and additional research, and spent another $1 billion on its manufacturing and a contract for 100 million doses by the end of June. The Trump administration launched Operation Warp Speed in March 2020 as the pandemic took hold in the U.S., with its goal being to develop and distribute a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine as quickly as possible.
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