Emergent gets $23 million additional order for vaccine production

Reuters

Published Apr 04, 2021 11:00PM ET

Updated Apr 04, 2021 11:25PM ET

(Reuters) - Emergent BioSolutions Inc said late on Sunday that a key U.S. agency has increased an order, related to the manufacturing of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s COVID-19 vaccine, by $23 million.

The amount will be used to purchase biologics equipment specific to J&J's vaccine and support the potential manufacturing expansion at the company's Baltimore Bayview facility, the company said in a statement.