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  • Johnson & Johnson expects to begin testing its experimental COVID-19 vaccine on humans by September and is working with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to make the vaccine available for emergency use authorization by early 2021. The drugmaker and federal government have committed $1 billion to the effort, and Johnson & Johnson has expanded its global manufacturing capacity so it can expedite production if the vaccine is approved. (CNN)
  • The Defense Department signed an $84.4 million contract for 8,000 ventilators from Combat Medical Systems, Hamilton Medical, VyAire Medical Inc. and Zoll Medical Corp., aiming to deliver 1,400 by early May. A spokesperson for the agency said the Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with determining where to send shipments. (The Hill)
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced a stay-at-home order for Southeast Florida, requiring residents in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties to avoid all non-essential activity until the middle of May, a move that comes after officials across the country had criticized DeSantis for not taking harsher measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Virginia and Maryland also became the latest states to issue statewide stay-at-home directives. (The New York Times)

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