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| Biden admin stops AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria production in Baltimore, J&J put in charge after ‘error’ spoils 15mn doses – reports | |
| (about 20 hours later) | |
| Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) Covid-19 vaccine reportedly will no longer be produced in a Baltimore factory after workers accidentally mixed ingredients with Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, spoiling 15 million doses. | |
| The US Department of Health & Human Services has given Johnson & Johnson full responsibility of the Emergent BioSolutions facility following the error to avoid such an accident again, and Vaxzevria (previously known as AstraZeneca) is now looking for a new production place, according to an unnamed health official who spoke to the New York Times. | |
| The official told the Times that Johnson & Johnson will now be the only vaccine manufacturer in charge of the facility in a move that “is meant to avoid future mix-ups.” J&J is said to confirm the decision. | The official told the Times that Johnson & Johnson will now be the only vaccine manufacturer in charge of the facility in a move that “is meant to avoid future mix-ups.” J&J is said to confirm the decision. |
| It was reported this week that human error had led to the mix-up of the two vaccines’ ingredients, ruining the batch of 15 million doses, though the affected vaccines were soon quarantined. | It was reported this week that human error had led to the mix-up of the two vaccines’ ingredients, ruining the batch of 15 million doses, though the affected vaccines were soon quarantined. |
| According to the New York Times, “one or more workers somehow confused the two” vaccine ingredients during production in February and the error “went undiscovered for days until Johnson & Johnson’s quality control checks uncovered it,” and a federal investigation was launched. | According to the New York Times, “one or more workers somehow confused the two” vaccine ingredients during production in February and the error “went undiscovered for days until Johnson & Johnson’s quality control checks uncovered it,” and a federal investigation was launched. |
| “This batch was never advanced to the filling and finishing stages of our manufacturing process,” J&J said in a statement. | “This batch was never advanced to the filling and finishing stages of our manufacturing process,” J&J said in a statement. |
| The Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine is one of the latest to be approved for use in both the United States and European Union. Johnson & Johnson has promised to supply the US government with at least 100 million vaccine doses by late May. | |
| Meanwhile AstraZeneca’s jab – which has recently been renamed Vaxzevria and has not yet been approved by the US – has experienced many difficulties, including a ban in some EU countries after investigations linked the vaccine to rare blood clots. | |
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