Maricopa County has received its first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to county officials Monday.
The Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management said it is still working on a plan to distribute the vaccines to essential workers and more information will be provided later this week.
Last month, the FDA gave an emergency use authorization of a one-shot coronavirus vaccine by Johnson & Johnson, marking the third coronavirus shot allowed to be administered to Americans.
Initial results released by Johnson & Johnson indicated that the vaccine reduced severe instances of the disease by 85%, and no person who took the vaccine died as a result.
