US orders 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

US orders 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Naveel Krishant
06/08/2020
[Photo: BBC]

The US government has ordered 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine.

Johnson & Johnson, which is behind the jab, announced the US $1 billion deal, noting that the government may purchase a further 200 million doses at a later stage.

The vaccine is based on the same technology the company used to create an experimental Ebola vaccine that was used in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year.

But Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is not the only candidate being considered by the US government.

Last week, Sanofi and FlaxoSmithKline announced a deal to develop and deliver 100 million doses of a vaccine they are developing, with a similar agreement between the government and Pfizer and BioNTech announced in July.

Around 140 vaccines are currently under development worldwide, though only six have the reached final phase of testing.

[Source: BBC]

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