Johnson & Johnson to Begin Testing a Coronavirus Vaccine in Humans by September

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced Monday that it expects to begin clinical testing in humans evaluating its lead coronavirus vaccine candidate by September 2020 at the latest. It stated earlier this month that it would be November before clinical studies began. The healthcare giant thinks that the first batches of this vaccine could be available for emergency use authorization (EUA) early next year. EUA can be granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make drugs and medical devices available during public health emergencies on a much faster basis than they would be ordinarily.

J&J's efforts to develop a vaccine protecting against the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 began in January 2020, after the genetic sequence of the virus was released. The company worked with Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to create and test multiple vaccine candidates.

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