Outpouring of support for girl beaten in SEPTA attack, over $700,000 raised via GoFundMe to stop Asian hate
The 18-year-old, who was trying to stop others from being bullied, has been released from the hospital.
By Billy Penn Staff
11/22/2021
SCREENSHOTT; DANYA HENNINGER / BILLY PENN
A huge outpouring of support for the Asian American girl who got attacked on SEPTA after trying to stop bullying brought in over half a million dollars in less than 24 hours, via a fundraiser set up by her mother and brother.
Titled “Support Christina in Advocating for Public Safety,” the GoFundMe had raised nearly $550,000 by early Saturday afternoon, from close to 10,000 donors.
The page was set up by YLin Chen and Michael Chen, the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation confirmed to Billy Penn. They are mother and brother to Christina, the 18-year-old seen being punched and stomped on by other girls in a viral video of the attack.
Christina was recently released from the hospital, according to the fundraiser, and will be receiving mental health support from a therapist.
“As her family, we will continue to campaign against Asian hate crimes in the School District of Philadelphia,” the Chens wrote on GoFundMe. “In addition, we are actively advocating for the safety of school students when taking public transportation.”
The assault took place around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Broad Street Line near Erie Station, according to SEPTA.
An 18-year-old senior at Central High School, Christina was riding home from school, her aunt Mei Lu said, when she saw a group of Black girls “tormenting” another group of Asian American students who attend Central.
When she tried to intervene, the group of harassers turned on her, injuring her to the extent that she required hospitalization.
The attackers were identified within a day, according to Transit Police Chief Thomas Nestel III. Described as being between 13 and 16 years old, they face multiple counts including ethnic intimidation, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, and disorderly conduct.
One of the girls charged with assault had run away from home two weeks prior, her mother said in an interview with NBC10. She called her daughter’s actions inexcusable.
“We’re all apologetic,” the mother told NBC10, which is not releasing her name. “We are embarrassed, ashamed. It’s not who we represent.”
The attack has become a rallying point for Philly’s AAPI community.
People of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have contended with increased hate crimes since the start of the pandemic. Nationwide, more than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents have been reported over the past two years, up more than 75% from before COVID.
Councilmember David Oh, who was the first Asian American elected to political office in Philadelphia, has called on SEPTA and the school district to increase security measures. Nestel, the transit police chief, told WHYY he was immediately stationing an officer at Olney Station to help commuting students.
No details are yet available on the Chen family’s plans for the money raised, per the Chinatown Development Corporation. On the GoFundeMe they wrote donations will “help us advocate for the city’s public safety.”
Comments on the fundraiser page praise Christina as brave and a hero. “You have showed true courage and selflessness!” one donor said. “So proud of your heroic action!” said another. “You are not alone,” wrote a third.
Christina’s main wish, the Chens wrote, “is that students, regardless of race, can be safe outside of their homes.”
https://www.gofundme.com/f/aufh6m-help-christina-recover
美国英雄华裔女孩出院 GoFundMe捐款破$60万阻亚裔仇恨
来源：华人生活网
11/20/2021
费城华裔女生因为保护亚裔男生被黑人殴打的事件继续引发热议。
据悉女孩Christina目前已经出院，她的左眼被打得红肿出血。
女学生的亲属19日接受采访时痛心表示，女孩成为“英雄”付出了惨痛代价，她是“黑人的命也是命”(BLM)的倡议者，希望亚裔的命也能同样受到重视。
女孩的阿姨卢梅(Mei Lu，姓名皆音译)说，虽然消息曝光后社区给予很多的关怀和爱，大家甚至称她为英雄，她的母亲还是因为女儿的经历感到心碎，“付出了惨痛的代价才成为的英雄”。
舅舅卢麦克也表示，“Christina(女学生)只是想要保护低年级的学生”，她勇敢站出来讲话，站在施暴者的面前阻止他们。
该案引起华社高度关注。
一名知情人士透露，这名勇敢的女孩是福建长乐人，其伯父是活跃于费城华社的侨领，市府将颁发表彰给英勇的Christina。
而华人社区组织的捐款，更是在短短一天时间内，捐款已达55万美元。
有网友称女生希望把全部或绝大部分捐款用于宣传和推动公共安全，尤其是保护学生的安全。
捐款地址为：
https://www.gofundme.com/f/aufh6m-help-christina-recover
另外，针对许多网友责备三名亚裔男孩未做反击。
也有知情人士也说他们并非首次遭霸凌；16日傍晚两名施暴者无故攻击男孩们，将饮料倒在他们身上，男孩曾言语反击，没想到隔天17日对方找来一班人蹲点等著他们。
Nov 17, 2021
当时施暴者仗着人多势众，已把男孩们打得全身都是瘀青，因为被打怕了，后面才不敢再还击。
SCREENSHOTT; DANYA HENNINGER / BILLY PENN
18年纽约地铁毛女攻击亚女事件，见义勇为的小黑哥堪称典范
11/19/2021
毛女打亚女，一群亚裔就站在旁边看。毛女大声骂“庆科”，一群亚裔就轰的一声，喊句”shut the f**k up”，其他啥也不会干。
旁边的多米尼加小黑哥看不过去骂毛女种族分子，毛女朝他吐唾沫，小黑哥立刻上去制服她。最傻叉的是几个亚男还喊stop，男人不能欺负女人。小黑哥也不理，一路押着毛女下车报警，处理手法堪称完美。
Dec 14, 2018
Video of a violent attack is just the latest in an uptick in crime that has some people worried about their safety on mass transit. CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reports.
事情处理的好根本原因还是小黑哥的体能碾压毛女，但是旁观亚裔们的冷漠加傻逼，实在令人唏嘘。
华女费城地铁见义勇为遭暴力围殴 被赞“长乐女英雄”
文章来源: 美国华讯
11/19/2021
宾州东南捷运17日发生一起暴力事件，多名非裔年轻女生在费城捷运列车上辱骂殴打一群亚裔学生，更是将另一名上前劝阻的华裔女生暴打在地。
宾州东南捷运(SEPTA)17日发生一起暴力事件，四名非洲裔年轻女性在费城捷运列车上辱骂殴打三名亚裔学生，口出种族歧视语言，更将另一名上前劝阻的华裔女性暴打在地；费城东南捷运警方18日表示，此案属于基于种族的犯罪，四名施暴者将面临多项指控，包括种族恐吓(ethnic intimidation)和恶性攻击(aggravated assault)。
事件发生在17日下午3时30分左右，Broad Street线列车行驶在Erie Station附近时，四名站立在车厢中部的非洲裔青少年不停地向对面坐在座位上的三名亚裔男性青年挥拳、咆哮，不时口出歧视性语言，喊叫「Fxxxing China」，遭遇攻击的亚裔男性并未反击；一名华裔女性出面劝阻，却被施暴的非裔拽到车门处，将华裔女性的头部撞向车门，随后将她暴打在地，其中一人脱下鞋子砸向华裔女性的头部。
据悉，其中一名被攻击的华裔男生是14岁的费城中央中学(Central High School)一年级学生，而见义勇为的华裔女生则是该高中三年级华裔女生，施暴的几名非裔学生来自特许学校，其中一名施暴者的家长看到视频后已经联系警方合作；受害华裔女生的家属说，女生名叫Tina。
据大费城侨界人士介绍，被4名非裔女生群殴的华裔女生TINA LU，祖籍地为福建省福州市长乐区石屏村。
在18日会见校长时，她的母亲声泪俱下的表示，如果那些嫌疑犯带有枪械刀具，他的女儿就要没命的。她要代表她的女儿说，这是我们应该站出来的，她是为保护我们的华裔同学。地铁上的所有族裔客乘，都应该勇敢面对这种歧视与暴力事件的发生。
得悉被殴打女生祖籍为长乐区后，费城华社侨胞纷纷昵称她为“长乐女英雄”。对于她见义勇为的行为，费城警察公开表达赞同。该警察表示，这个女生挺身而出，告诉那些女生停止攻击，然而却成为被攻击的对象，这是英雄的行为。
FOX的报道称，这名女性受害者在下午3:45呼叫了SEPTA交通警察，并将袭击事件通知了他们。她被紧急送往一家医院，在那里接受了割伤治疗。
据报道，SEPTA警方展开调查，正在与费城警察局和该地区的学校合作。警方在录像中总共发现了一名男性受害者和两名女性受害者，另外还有两名受害者是高中生。
SEPTA交通警察局长Thomas Nestel在周四下午的新闻发布会上说，录像中的四名女性嫌疑人年龄在13-16岁，正在等待指控，包括种族恐吓、严重袭击、简单袭击、鲁莽危害他人和恐怖威胁。
Thomas Nestel还表示，这次袭击是基于“种族”和“种族侮辱”来攻击受害者，但这一事件是“无缘无故的”。
对于女性受害者，他告诉记者，“她是一个英雄。她站了起来，告诉4名袭击亚裔男生的女孩们不要再说她们说的话。然后她成了一个目标。真是英雄，勇敢。”
据了解，该女生的伯伯也是大费城华社的知名侨领。
Aunt speaks out after niece attacked on SEPTA train: ‘She did the right thing’
The attack happened after school Wednesday, around 3:30 p.m., on the Broad Street Line.
By 6abc Digital Staff
11/19/2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The aunt of one of the victims who was attacked on a SEPTA train earlier this week spoke out Friday morning, saying her niece was violently beaten for trying to stop the assault.
On Thursday, SEPTA police said the suspects involved in a violent assault involving students on the Broad Street Line will be charged with ethnic intimidation.
“My niece didn’t even know anybody,” Mei Lu said. “It was at the wrong place, wrong time. But what she did, she did the right thing. She stepped up for strangers, for people she doesn’t know.”
According to investigators, the incident happened after school Wednesday, around 3:30 p.m., on a train near the Erie Station.
Video of the assault shows a female student yelling at another group of students sitting on the train.
SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel said the victims in the attack are Asian and the four suspects are African American females.
The altercation quickly escalates.
In the video, one of the female students, now a suspect, is seen throwing a punch. The group of victims sit and try to shield themselves.
One of the suspects gets into the face of another female student who is standing. Then the suspect’s attention goes back to the students who are sitting.
More obscenities are shouted and then the situation turns more violent.
The female student who is standing gets hit in the face multiple times. Then her head is slammed against the side of the train and she is taken to the ground. She is punched and stomped on repeatedly.
Authorities are investigating after video captured a violent assault involving students on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line.
One of the suspects is seen taking off her shoe and hits the victim repeatedly.
Then you hear someone’s voice and the video stops.
“This was an attack based on ethnicity and ethnic slurs were used by the attackers,” Nestel said.
On Thursday night, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office approved charges of aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation, criminal conspiracy, simple assault and other related offenses against four of the juveniles.
One suspect has been charged with one additional count of robbery for an attempted theft of one of the victims’ air pods.
“This matter will proceed in the juvenile justice system; as such, we will not be releasing the names of the defendants. We are grateful to our partners in law enforcement, particularly SEPTA Police, for their swift investigation of this incident,” said the district attorney’s office in a statement.
At this point, SEPTA police say the attack seemed unprovoked.
The students who were injured attend Central High School, Nestel said.
Officials said that starting immediately, a police escort will be present on the Broad Street Line for students returning home from Central.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact SEPTA police at (215) 580-8111 or Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS.
华裔女学生费城地铁遭非裔群殴 警：4嫌将被控种族恐吓
世界新闻网
11/18/2021
宾州东南捷运(SEPTA)17日发生一起暴力事件，四名非洲裔年轻女性在费城捷运列车上辱骂殴打三名亚裔学生，口出种族歧视语言，更将另一名上前劝阻的华裔女性暴打在地；费城东南捷运警方18日表示，此案属于基于种族的犯罪，四名施暴者将面临多项指控，包括种族恐吓(ethnic intimidation)和恶性攻击(aggravated assault)。
事件发生在17日下午3时30分左右，Broad Street线列车行驶在Erie Station附近时，四名站立在车厢中部的非洲裔青少年不停地向对面坐在座位上的三名亚裔男性青年挥拳、咆哮，不时口出歧视性语言，喊叫「Fxxxing China」，遭遇攻击的亚裔男性并未反击；一名华裔女性出面劝阻，却被施暴的非裔拽到车门处，将华裔女性的头部撞向车门，随后将她暴打在地，其中一人脱下鞋子砸向华裔女性的头部。
另据CBS报导，其中一名被攻击的华裔男生是14岁的费城中央中学(Central High School)一年级学生，而见义勇为的华裔女生则是该高中三年级华裔女生，施暴的几名非裔学生来自特许学校，其中一名施暴者的家长看到视频后已经联系警方合作；受害华裔女生的家属说，女生名叫Tina。
Nov 18, 2021
Authorities are investigating after video captured a violent assault involving students on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line.
According to SEPTA, the incident happened on the train near the Erie Station on Wednesday afternoon.
“SEPTA Police were notified and immediately launched an investigation. Progress has been made in identifying individuals who were involved in the assault. Investigators are continuing to interview witnesses and reviewing cell phone video that has been released on social media, as well as SEPTA surveillance video,” said a SEPTA spokesperson in a statement.
The video shows what appears to be a female student yelling at a group of other students sitting on the train. The altercation quickly escalates and multiple punches are thrown by several students.
受害的14岁华裔男生的母亲表示，相信这起暴力案是种族歧视引起的，她在接受CBS采访时用中文表示，「我实在不知道这为什么会发生，我儿子又没做错什么，也不认识那些非裔学生。」据悉，该高中亚裔学生的家长18日早已经与校长见面。
此外，一个名为Timura Warren的目击者在脸书上发帖称，施暴者的目标就是亚裔学生，也有网友评论称这群人经常在地铁站和车厢内针对亚裔学生袭击；Warren表示，「这些非裔女生在我坐的车厢里谈论中国人哪里有问题，然后换了一节车厢，我们就看到那个女孩被打倒在地；这就是他们做的事情。」
也有传言称被打的华裔女生曾对非裔学生口出种族歧视语言，但中央高中还有一名交Teagan的学生则通过推特发布了被打华裔女生的哥哥David的声明，坚决否认，「虚假谣言正在传播，我希望所有人知道，我妹妹从没说出种族歧视语言；Tina没有受重伤，但需要时间平复自己。」Teagan也表示，这已经不是第一次该校学生被卷入亚裔仇恨犯罪。
负责调查此案的费城警方、宾州东南捷运警方、宾州学校管理局(Philadelphia School Administration)、学区警方和费城人际关系委员会(Philadelphia Human Relations Commission)18日下午召开记者会，宾州东南捷运警局局长内斯特尔(Thomas Nestel)表示，四名袭击者的年龄都不满17岁，将面临多项指控，包括种族恐吓(ethnic intimidation)和恶性攻击(aggravated assault)。
内斯特尔说，这起袭击案是基于种族的，袭击者使用了种族歧视语言，「因此，袭击者将被指控种族恐吓。」
Nov 17, 2021
A video of the attack was posted publicly on social media Wednesday evening.
同时，其中一名非裔袭击者的母亲接受NBC采访时表示道歉，称女儿的行为是不可原谅的，「我女儿和他的小团伙都是袭击者，如果那些亚裔孩子们做了什么，我想他们是在保护自己，这是我从视频上看到的；我们感到非常抱歉、窘迫、羞愧，那种行为不代表我们。」
Nov 18, 2021
这位母亲说，她12岁的女儿此前已经离家出走两周，直到警方告知女儿已被拘留，「我感到非常受伤，所以我要和公众说明，我的家庭真诚地向那些受害的孩子们道歉，因为我们都希望自己的孩子能够安全的上下学。」
她还说，她正在联系受害者的家庭，「我希望他们知道，他们不必害怕我们；我的女儿也不是有意的，如果她也会真诚道歉。」
尽管女儿已经被控种族恐吓，但这位母亲说，并不相信女儿的行为是基于种族歧视的，「你从视频中可以看到，我女儿是穆斯林，我们从不那样做，我们尊重别人、保守谦逊。」
费城亚裔市议员欧大卫(David Oh)则呼吁宾州东南捷运和费城学区加强安保措施，「警方、宾州东南捷运及学校安保管员必须对此事做出回应。」
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郑重提醒在美中国公民加强安全防范 警惕针对亚裔的歧视和暴力
2021/08/28
8月27日，美国国家情报总监办公室发布所谓“新冠病毒溯源调查报告”要点，认为目前新冠病毒源自自然界和实验室泄漏的两种可能性都不能排除。报告诬蔑中方阻挠国际调查、拒绝共享信息并指责他国。白宫同日就新冠病毒溯源调查发布声明，妄称中方阻挠溯源工作的国际调查，缺乏透明度，企图纠集有关伙伴方对中方施压。中方对此坚决反对、强烈谴责。
美国政府通过情报机构搞所谓溯源报告，妄图对中国进行“有罪推定”，是为了推卸自身抗疫失败责任、向中国甩锅推责。美方这种做法只会对国际溯源和全球抗疫合作造成干扰和破坏，对美民众形成不良引导，引发新一轮针对亚裔的歧视和暴力。
中国驻美使馆郑重提醒广大在美中国公民务必加强安全防范，警惕针对亚裔的歧视和暴力。遭遇此类情况务必保持冷静，妥善应对，尽量避免发生口角和肢体冲突，确保自身安全。如遇暴力行为和安全威胁，请立即拨打美国报警、求助电话：911（可要求中文服务），或请求他人协助报警，并及时向校方、雇佣方反映和寻求帮助，要求依法依规公正处理。必要时，可循法律途径维护自身合法权益。
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中国驻美使馆提醒公民警惕“仇亚”暴力
8/28/2021
针对美国国家情报总监办公室发布的“新冠病毒溯源调查报告”，中国驻美国使馆提醒中国公民加强安全防范警惕“仇亚”暴力。
中国驻美国大使馆网站发布的公告称，美国国家情报总监办公室发布“新冠病毒溯源调查报告”认为目前冠病病毒源自自然界和实验室泄漏的两种可能性都不能排除，并指中方阻挠国际调查、拒绝共享信息并指责他国，中方对此坚决反对、强烈谴责。
公告说，美国政府通过情报机构搞溯源报告，妄图对中国进行“有罪推定”，是为了推卸自身抗疫失败责任、向中国甩锅推责。美方这种做法只会对国际溯源和全球抗疫合作造成干扰和破坏，对美民众形成不良引导，引发新一轮针对亚裔的歧视和暴力。
公告就此郑重提醒广大在美中国公民务必加强安全防范，警惕针对亚裔的歧视和暴力。遭遇此类情况务必保持冷静，妥善应对，尽量避免发生口角和肢体冲突，确保自身安全。如遇暴力行为和安全威胁，立即拨打美国报警、求助电话或请求他人协助报警，并及时向校方、雇佣方反映和寻求帮助，要求依法依规公正处理。必要时，可循法律途径维护自身合法权益。
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美情报部门公布新冠病毒溯源报告非机密评估摘要：不确定病毒来源
据央视新闻消息，当地时间8月27日，美国国家情报总监办公室公布了新冠病毒溯源报告非机密评估摘要，称情报系统各分支在新冠起源的两种主流观点——“实验室泄漏说”和“自然起源说”之间仍无法统一观点。
报告没有对新冠病毒起源给出定论，不过，报告指出，调查结果表明新冠病毒并非是作为生物武器创造而来。同时，新冠病毒也几乎不可能是通过基因工程编辑而来。同时，报告称，中国官员在新冠疫情暴发前并没有对这种病毒有所了解。此前，美国总统拜登曾命令情报部门对新冠病毒起源发起调查，并限时90天给出调查报告。
US virologists synthesize infectious SARS-like coronavirus in 2008: PNAS
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8/20/2021
BEIJING — A group of US virologists reported “the design, synthesis, and recovery of the largest synthetic replicating life form,” a 29.7-kb bat SARS-like coronavirus in an article published in the US scientific journal PNAS as early as October 2008.
The article reported the creation in laboratory of the coronavirus, which was not only infectious in mice, but also in human airway epithelial cell cultures.
Researchers have the ability to design and synthesize various SARS-like coronaviruses, said Ralph Baric, professor at the University of North Carolina and leading author of the article published in the scientific journal PNAS.
Since 1983, Baric has published over 400 papers in his own name or as an instructor, including 268 papers on coronavirus. He has been exploring the analysis, manipulation and creation of coronavirus, and recombining, cloning, modifying and transforming different viruses for more than 30 years, according to a report by China’s Science and Technology Daily on Thursday.
Insufficient fund had been the biggest headache of Baric in his study of coronavirus until the outbreak of SARS in 2003, which proved to the world the lethality of coronavirus and the tremendous damage coronavirus could inflict on humanity.
In 2006, after an unknown number of generations of targeted culture of viruses by Baric’s team, a mutation that can successfully cause rapid death in mice appeared, and this new virus can infect humans and lead to pneumonia and higher mortality.
In a report, he warned that the technology of synthesizing virus sequences has the potential to be used to make biological weapons of mass destruction. However, his warning was seen as an advertisement by warmongers.
The Fort Detrick lab researchers were among the inventors of many of Baric’s granted patents. This practice is more conducive to covert patent sharing, so that the staff of the lab will no longer have to pay patent fees for virus preparation in the future.
The article described Baric’s creation of coronavirus with an aim to respond to health emergencies as “confusing.”
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Joint Statement from HHS Public Health and Medical Experts on COVID-19 Booster Shots
Media Statement
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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Today, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the following statement on the Administration’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people.
The statement is attributable to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General; Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); Dr. Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health; Dr. David Kessler, Chief Science Officer for the COVID-19 Response; and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Chair of the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force:
“The COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States continue to be remarkably effective in reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even against the widely circulating Delta variant. Recognizing that many vaccines are associated with a reduction in protection over time, and acknowledging that additional vaccine doses could be needed to provide long lasting protection, we have been analyzing the scientific data closely from the United States and around the world to understand how long this protection will last and how we might maximize this protection. The available data make very clear that protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection begins to decrease over time following the initial doses of vaccination, and in association with the dominance of the Delta variant, we are starting to see evidence of reduced protection against mild and moderate disease. Based on our latest assessment, the current protection against severe disease, hospitalization, and death could diminish in the months ahead, especially among those who are at higher risk or were vaccinated during the earlier phases of the vaccination rollout. For that reason, we conclude that a booster shot will be needed to maximize vaccine-induced protection and prolong its durability.
“We have developed a plan to begin offering these booster shots this fall subject to FDA conducting an independent evaluation and determination of the safety and effectiveness of a third dose of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines and CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issuing booster dose recommendations based on a thorough review of the evidence. We are prepared to offer booster shots for all Americans beginning the week of September 20 and starting 8 months after an individual’s second dose. At that time, the individuals who were fully vaccinated earliest in the vaccination rollout, including many health care providers, nursing home residents, and other seniors, will likely be eligible for a booster. We would also begin efforts to deliver booster shots directly to residents of long-term care facilities at that time, given the distribution of vaccines to this population early in the vaccine rollout and the continued increased risk that COVID-19 poses to them.
“We also anticipate booster shots will likely be needed for people who received the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine. Administration of the J&J vaccine did not begin in the U.S. until March 2021, and we expect more data on J&J in the next few weeks. With those data in hand, we will keep the public informed with a timely plan for J&J booster shots as well.
“Our top priority remains staying ahead of the virus and protecting the American people from COVID-19 with safe, effective, and long-lasting vaccines especially in the context of a constantly changing virus and epidemiologic landscape. We will continue to follow the science on a daily basis, and we are prepared to modify this plan should new data emerge that requires it.
“We also want to emphasize the ongoing urgency of vaccinating the unvaccinated in the U.S. and around the world. Nearly all the cases of severe disease, hospitalization, and death continue to occur among those not yet vaccinated at all. We will continue to ramp up efforts to increase vaccinations here at home and to ensure people have accurate information about vaccines from trusted sources. We will also continue to expand our efforts to increase the supply of vaccines for other countries, building further on the more than 600 million doses we have already committed to donate globally.”
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