Federal government cancels COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer’s multimillion-dollar deal

The federal government has canceled a multimillion-dollar deal with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions after its facilities were found to have produced millions of contaminated Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses.
Emergent, which is based in Maryland, announced the news in an SEC filing on Thursday.
The company said it would lose about $180 million due to the contract’s termination. The deal, signed last year, was worth $628 million.
Shares of Emergent tumbled on the news and were down more than 41% on Friday afternoon. – READ MORE
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