Emergent BioSolutions

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2021-04-02T16:00:01+00:00
Regional News • Americas • United States
15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses rendered unusable after mishap during Johnson & Johnson vaccine production
15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses rendered unusable after mishap during Johnson & Johnson vaccine production
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Due to a manufacturing error, a batch of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) Covid 19 vaccine is unusable. There was a problem with a drug substance for its vaccine that did not meet quality standards at Emergent Biosolutions' manufacturing facility, the US pharmaceutical company said on Wednesday.

The error had been reported to the FDA and more staff were now assigned to monitor production.