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In December 2020, Admiral Brett Giroir, who was on the [[White House]] COVID-19 task force, reported that the country was on track to distribute 20 million vaccine doses, at least, by the first week of January 2021 and that approximately 30 million more doses were projected for the rest of January and another 50 million in February 2021.  Additionally, it was reported that a third single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, developed by ''Johnson & Johnson'' / ''Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson'', could be approved for distribution as soon as January 2021.<ref>Jackie Salo | New York Post, Third COVID-19 vaccine may be approved in January, task force official says, https://nypost.com/2020/12/20/third-covid-19-vaccine-may-be-approved-in-january-official/, December 20, 2020</ref><ref>Dillon McConnell | Columbia VA Health Care System, Janssen COVID 19 Vaccine Trial, https://www.columbiasc.va.gov/features/2020/Janssen_COVID_19_Vaccine_Trial.asp, November 16, 2020</ref>  The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine was ultimately issued Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA in February 2021 and began shipping immediately, with plans to deliver more than 20 million doses in the U.S. in March 2021.<ref>Jaimy Lee | Market Watch, J&J plans to deliver 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. in March, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jj-plans-to-deliver-20-million-doses-of-its-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-us-in-march-2021-02-23, February 23, 2021</ref><ref>Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized by U.S. FDA For Emergency Use - First Single-Shot Vaccine in Fight Against Global Pandemic, https://www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-authorized-by-u-s-fda-for-emergency-usefirst-single-shot-vaccine-in-fight-against-global-pandemic, February 27, 2021</ref><ref>Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | CNBC, FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid vaccine for emergency use, https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/27/fda-approves-jjs-single-shot-covid-vaccine-for-emergency-use.html, February 27, 2021</ref>

In December 2020, Admiral Brett Giroir, who was on the [[White House]] COVID-19 task force, reported that the country was on track to distribute 20 million vaccine doses, at least, by the first week of January 2021 and that approximately 30 million more doses were projected for the rest of January and another 50 million in February 2021.  Additionally, it was reported that a third single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, developed by ''Johnson & Johnson'' / ''Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson'', could be approved for distribution as soon as January 2021.<ref>Jackie Salo | New York Post, Third COVID-19 vaccine may be approved in January, task force official says, https://nypost.com/2020/12/20/third-covid-19-vaccine-may-be-approved-in-january-official/, December 20, 2020</ref><ref>Dillon McConnell | Columbia VA Health Care System, Janssen COVID 19 Vaccine Trial, https://www.columbiasc.va.gov/features/2020/Janssen_COVID_19_Vaccine_Trial.asp, November 16, 2020</ref>  The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine was ultimately issued Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA in February 2021 and began shipping immediately, with plans to deliver more than 20 million doses in the U.S. in March 2021.<ref>Jaimy Lee | Market Watch, J&J plans to deliver 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. in March, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jj-plans-to-deliver-20-million-doses-of-its-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-us-in-march-2021-02-23, February 23, 2021</ref><ref>Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized by U.S. FDA For Emergency Use - First Single-Shot Vaccine in Fight Against Global Pandemic, https://www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine-authorized-by-u-s-fda-for-emergency-usefirst-single-shot-vaccine-in-fight-against-global-pandemic, February 27, 2021</ref><ref>Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | CNBC, FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid vaccine for emergency use, https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/27/fda-approves-jjs-single-shot-covid-vaccine-for-emergency-use.html, February 27, 2021</ref>

By January 28, 2021, the Trump administration reported that "…there are at least one billion vaccine doses under contract as of January 2021" and "[m]oreover, the government may acquire additional doses through the exercise of options or execution of new agreements."  As of April 29, 2021, it was reported that 331 million doses had been distributed.<ref>Gabe Kaminsky | ''The Federalist'', MSNBC And CNN Anchors Perpetuate Lies About Operation Warp Speed, Refuse To Give Trump Due Credit, https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/29/msnbc-and-cnn-anchors-perpetuate-lies-about-operation-warp-speed-refuse-to-give-trump-due-credit/, April 29, 2021</ref>

By January 28, 2021, the Trump administration had indicated in a report that "…there are at least one billion vaccine doses under contract as of January 2021" and "[m]oreover, the government may acquire additional doses through the exercise of options or execution of new agreements."  As of April 29, 2021, it was reported that 331 million doses had been distributed.<ref>Gabe Kaminsky | ''The Federalist'', MSNBC And CNN Anchors Perpetuate Lies About Operation Warp Speed, Refuse To Give Trump Due Credit, https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/29/msnbc-and-cnn-anchors-perpetuate-lies-about-operation-warp-speed-refuse-to-give-trump-due-credit/, April 29, 2021</ref>

In the final days of the Trump Administration, conservative radio talk-show host and journalist Howie Carr acknowledged and thanked President Trump for the effort, stating, in part, in an open letter published in the ''Boston Herald'':

In the final days of the Trump Administration, conservative radio talk-show host and journalist Howie Carr acknowledged and thanked President Trump for the effort, stating, in part, in an open letter published in the ''Boston Herald'':