Sen. Portman participating in Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine trial

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, stated on Tuesday that he is participating in Janssen-Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine trial.

The information comes after two different coronavirus vaccines seem near the end line — Pfizer-BioNTech reported 90% effectiveness for its vaccine final week, whereas Moderna reported 94.5% effectiveness for its vaccine on Monday.

TRUMP TOUTS CORONAVIRUS VACCINE ANNOUNCEMENTS ‘ON MY WATCH’: ‘GREAT DISCOVERIES’

“After getting briefed on the Janssen-Johnson & Johnson phase 3 trial recently by Cincinnati’s own CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services, I decided to step forward and enroll in the trial myself,” Portman stated in a press release. “I look at it as a way I can play a small role in supporting our country’s health care response to this pandemic. The more people Johnson & Johnson has in the trial, the sooner they can have the complete data they need to finalize this phase of the trial, and move on to the FDA approval process.”

“While our country continues to address the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis – which continues to get worse with cases skyrocketing across Ohio – I’ve been encouraged by our progress in developing effective vaccines,” the senator stated.

Portman, 64, is enrolled in the ENSEMBLE part 3 trial at CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services’ analysis heart in Cincinnati.

The “large-scale, pivotal, multi-country Phase 3 trial” launched on Sept. 23, Johnson & Johnson announced on the time.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

“I hope that my announcement today will encourage others to feel confident in participating in vaccine clinical trials being conducted across this country,” Portman stated in a press release. “I additionally hope it’s going to reassure folks in regards to the security and effectiveness of vaccines as soon as they’ve gone by the trials and FDA approval course of.”