J&J obliged to send vaccine to US for fill and finish to EU’s ire
The process is part of the original contract but the EU sees it hampering its already slow Covid-19 vaccine rollout
02 February 2021 - 14:50
London/New York — Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will ship some Covid-19 vaccines ordered by the EU to the US for the last stage of production, raising concern among some member states that the bloc’s inoculation programme could be hampered by further delays, according to a diplomatic note.
EU ambassadors were told at a briefing last Wednesday that J&J will send a portion of its vaccine produced in Europe to the US for what’s known as fill and finish. In that stage, the shot is put into vials, packaged and shipped for distribution...
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