Johnson & Johnson to fund $1 billion coronavirus vaccine research
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has partnered up with the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to fun $1 billion's worth of coronavirus vaccine and treatment research. The company intends to provide 1 billion doses of the vaccine worldwide and will likely start clinical trials by September. They intend to have it ready by 2021.
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