Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 15 million spoiled doses. “It was human error,” reports the New York Times which tells of what happened at a facility in Baltimore, Maryland. “Workers accidentally melted vaccine ingredients several weeks ago, ruining about 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and forcing regulators to delay the authorization of the plant’s production lines.” . “The facility is operated by Emergent BioSolutions, a manufacturing partner of both Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca. Federal officials have attributed error to human error,” notes The New York Times.
Shipments of tens of millions of doses of the J&J vaccine, which were due to depart from the Baltimore plant in the next month, are now at risk. And shipping delays are expected.