J&J signs deal with US to produce future coronavirus vaccines
30 March 2020 - 23:54
New York — The US government has cut deals with Johnson & Johnson and Moderna and said it is in talks with at least two other companies to expand manufacturing capacity within the US for vaccines to prevent the new coronavirus even before safe and effective ones become available.
There are currently no approved treatments or vaccines specifically for Covid-19, the respiratory disease that has killed more than 35,000 people and infected over 745,000 globally in just a few months...
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