FDA Revokes Authorization of J&J’s Unpopular Covid Vaccine

US regulators revoked emergency authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine after the company’s Janssen unit requested its withdrawal.

Janssen informed the Food and Drug Administration that shots bought by the government had expired and there was no demand for the product in the US, the regulator said in a statement released last week.

“FDA has determined that it is appropriate to protect the public health or safety to revoke this authorization,” according to the statement. The company “does not intend to update the strain composition of this vaccine to address emerging variants.”

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