J&J, HHS sign expanded deal to find COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) unit Janssen has expanded an existing R&D agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) as part of efforts to speed up the development of an investigational vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

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