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J&J to begin testing Ebola vaccine in January; expects 250K doses ready by May
J&J to begin testing Ebola vaccine in January; expects 250K doses ready by May
Oct 22 2014, 04:46 ET | By: Yoel Minkoff, SA News Editor
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) will begin testing an Ebola vaccine in humans in January, and plans to have 250K doses of the experimental vaccine ready for use in clinical trials in May.
The drug will combine a shot from the company's Janssen unit with one developed by Bavarian Nordic (OTCPK:BVNRY).
J&J will invest about $200M to study and expand production of the vaccine, and aims to produce 1M doses next year.
http://seekingalpha.com/news/2046975-j-and-j-to-begin-testing-ebola-vaccine-in-january-expects-250k-doses-ready-by-may