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White House knew more than a week ago of J&J contractor vaccine-supply problems
Workers at Emergent BioSolutions ruined 15 million doses by mixing ingredients from two Covid-19 vaccines together.
A syringe with a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is filled in Louisville, Ky. | Jon Cherry/Getty Images
By ERIN BANCO, SARAH OWERMOHLE and RACHEL ROUBEIN
03/31/2021 06:19 PM EDT
Updated: 03/31/2021 10:42 PM EDT
Senior Biden administration health officials, including some within the White House, knew two weeks ago that a Johnson & Johnson contractor's production problems could delay delivery of a significant number of future vaccine doses, according to three senior administration officials.
The news that the contractor, Emergent BioSolutions, had ruined 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine by mistakenly mixing it with ingredients from another coronavirus shot became public on Wednesday
White House knew more than a week ago of J&J contractor vaccine-supply problems
Workers at Emergent BioSolutions ruined 15 million doses by mixing ingredients from two Covid-19 vaccines together.
A syringe with a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is filled in Louisville, Ky. | Jon Cherry/Getty Images
By ERIN BANCO, SARAH OWERMOHLE and RACHEL ROUBEIN
03/31/2021 06:19 PM EDT
Updated: 03/31/2021 10:42 PM EDT
Senior Biden administration health officials, including some within the White House, knew two weeks ago that a Johnson & Johnson contractor's production problems could delay delivery of a significant number of future vaccine doses, according to three senior administration officials.
The news that the contractor, Emergent BioSolutions, had ruined 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine by mistakenly mixing it with ingredients from another coronavirus shot became public on Wednesday
