The Federal Ministry of Health is demanding that the vaccine manufacturer Johnson & Johnson deliver missing corona vaccine doses in July. According to the latest information, Johnson & Johnson will deliver around 6.5 million doses less than planned in the second quarter - i.e. by the end of June - a ministry spokeswoman said. “That is unfortunate, because every vaccine box counts. We therefore expect Johnson & Johnson to deliver this amount as soon as possible in July. ”Several media had previously reported.
The US drug authority FDA had previously discovered numerous deficiencies when inspecting a production facility of the US group and only partially approved the vaccine produced there. Several loads are no longer usable due to possible contamination, among other things, other loads are still being investigated, the FDA announced on Friday. US media reported that around 10 million doses of vaccine had been released and around 60 million needed to be disposed of. The FDA said on Friday that the factory has not yet been released.
Regarding the delivery quantities of the three other vaccines approved in the EU, the Ministry of Health said: “As of today, we are expecting Biontech with 50.3 million doses, Moderna with 6.4 million doses and AstraZeneca with 12.4 million doses each meet current delivery commitments for the second quarter. "