Biden Says U.S. Will Distribute J&J Vaccine as Fast as It’s Made

President Joe Biden said the federal government will distribute Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine as fast as the company can produce it, if the shot is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

“If -- if -- the FDA approves the use of this new vaccine, we have a plan to roll it out as quickly as Johnson & Johnson can make it,” Biden said Thursday at an event to celebrate the injection of 50 million doses of coronavirus vaccines since he took office.

The event was intended to highlight the administration’s effort to curb the pandemic, Biden’s top ...