J&J vaccine results expected in 10 days’ time
Local manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare secured a deal that will see it fill and package as many as 300-million vials per year at its sterile plant in Port Elizabeth
11 January 2021 - 13:51
The preliminary results for Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) late-stage Covid-19 vaccine trial should be available by January 21 and will then be submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration, according to the protocol chair for the local arm of the trial, Medical Research Council president Glenda Gray.
SA has a particularly keen interest in J&J’s shot because local pharmaceutical manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare secured a deal with the US-based firm in November that will see it fill and package as many as 300-million vials per year at its sterile plant in Port Elizabeth...
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