Potential COVID-19 vaccine not 'single solution' to pandemic, Johnson & Johnson CEO says

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U.S. drugmaker Johnson & Johnson aims to begin clinical testing of its COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks and produce billions of doses in 2021, ...

FILE PHOTO: Alex Gorsky, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, takes the stand in New Jersey Supreme Court in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonREUTERS: US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson aims to begin clinical testing of its COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks and produce billions of doses in 2021, chief executive officer Alex Gorsky said on Wednesday , but cautioned that it will take more than one vaccine to rein in the virus.

He also stressed the importance of developing drugs that treat patients who have already contracted the virus.

 

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