A health worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jab at a vaccination site in Philadelphia, US. File photo: AP A health worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jab at a vaccination site in Philadelphia, US. File photo: AP
A health worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jab at a vaccination site in Philadelphia, US. File photo: AP
World /  United States & Canada

Coronavirus: manufacturing error at plant affects 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine

  • The company said a batch of drug substance failed its quality test at a Baltimore Emergent BioSolutions facility
  • Johnson & Johnson said it reported the issue to the Food and Drug Administration

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
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Updated: 9:22am, 1 Apr, 2021

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A health worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jab at a vaccination site in Philadelphia, US. File photo: AP A health worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jab at a vaccination site in Philadelphia, US. File photo: AP
A health worker prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jab at a vaccination site in Philadelphia, US. File photo: AP
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