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拜登亲自官宣,两个老对手将展开历史性合作

拜登亲自官宣,两个老对手将展开历史性合作

Andrew Marquardt 2021-03-03
这项合作关乎下一阶段的疫情防控。

制药巨头默沙东将与其竞争对手强生合作生产新近获批的新冠疫苗,美国总统乔·拜登已于当地时间3月2日宣布了本次“历史性合作”。

拜登政府里不愿意透露姓名的官员在接受《华盛顿邮报》采访时说,该项合作有望迅速增加强生的单针疫苗供应。

不过此前有消息称,第三款获美国政府紧急批准的强生疫苗推出速度比预期要慢。

据白宫透露,默沙东将拨出美国两家工厂生产强生疫苗,而且会得到《国防生产法案》的资助。其中一家工厂负责生产疫苗,拜登政府官员称疫苗供应量可能会比强生自行生产增加一倍。另一家工厂将提供“灌装加工”服务,也就是将疫苗灌入小瓶并包装分发。

“除了这项让人难以相信的合作之外,我们还要宣布,目前美国已经有三种疫苗可用。”在拜登发布讲话之前,新闻秘书詹·普萨基表示。

双方之所以达成合作,主要是因为强生的生产面临延迟。

当地时间3月3日上午,预计约390万剂强生疫苗送达全国各地的医疗机构。在强生最初提供的390万剂疫苗供应之后,上周末拜登政府官员曾经警告称,如果要等强生提供更多疫苗,可能还需要一段时间。

去年,美国政府曾经与强生签署价值10亿美元的合同,涉及1亿剂疫苗,其中3月底前提供至少3700万剂。

默沙东和强生合作将促进单针疫苗的生产,不过到底何时能够提供帮助目前仍然不清楚。

根据《华盛顿邮报》的报道,“灌装加工”工厂可能需要两个月才可以投入使用,而另一家工厂则需要数月时间完成设备改装,然后才能生产疫苗。

3月1日,强生的首席执行官兼董事长亚历克斯·戈尔斯基在接受CNN采访时表示,相信公司能够履行承诺,实现疫苗分发目标。

“我们在美国、欧洲和其他地区建立了广泛的伙伴关系,非常有信心在3月底前提供2000万剂,上半年提供1亿剂,今年年底前达到10亿剂。”戈尔斯基说。

强生疫苗问世的时间很关键。正如3月1日《财富》杂志报道中提到,专家表示,接下来几周里,让尽可能多的人接种疫苗,对应对接下来上午疫情最大风险至关重要。当前的风险是一系列不断扩散的新冠变异病毒(其中一些比目前最流行的毒株更危险),而且可能引发第四波大蔓延。

在默沙东工厂的帮助下,强生的疫苗分发得到了重要助力。默沙东生产疫苗的历史已达一个世纪。

在《财富》美国500强排行榜中,位列第69位的默沙东是唯一一家儿童联合疫苗供应商,该疫苗可以预防麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹。同时,该公司也是宫颈癌疫苗加德西的生产商。2019年,默沙东获得美国食品与药物管理局的批准,生产埃博拉疫苗。

拜登说:“我们正在从刚接手的乱局中寻求进展。”然而,当被问及国家何时能够恢复正常时,他依旧保持谨慎,表示不能十分确定,因而无法设定时间表。(财富中文网)

译者:夏林

制药巨头默沙东将与其竞争对手强生合作生产新近获批的新冠疫苗,美国总统乔·拜登已于当地时间3月2日宣布了本次“历史性合作”。

拜登政府里不愿意透露姓名的官员在接受《华盛顿邮报》采访时说,该项合作有望迅速增加强生的单针疫苗供应。

不过此前有消息称,第三款获美国政府紧急批准的强生疫苗推出速度比预期要慢。

据白宫透露,默沙东将拨出美国两家工厂生产强生疫苗,而且会得到《国防生产法案》的资助。其中一家工厂负责生产疫苗,拜登政府官员称疫苗供应量可能会比强生自行生产增加一倍。另一家工厂将提供“灌装加工”服务,也就是将疫苗灌入小瓶并包装分发。

“除了这项让人难以相信的合作之外,我们还要宣布,目前美国已经有三种疫苗可用。”在拜登发布讲话之前,新闻秘书詹·普萨基表示。

双方之所以达成合作,主要是因为强生的生产面临延迟。

当地时间3月3日上午,预计约390万剂强生疫苗送达全国各地的医疗机构。在强生最初提供的390万剂疫苗供应之后,上周末拜登政府官员曾经警告称,如果要等强生提供更多疫苗,可能还需要一段时间。

去年,美国政府曾经与强生签署价值10亿美元的合同,涉及1亿剂疫苗,其中3月底前提供至少3700万剂。

默沙东和强生合作将促进单针疫苗的生产,不过到底何时能够提供帮助目前仍然不清楚。

根据《华盛顿邮报》的报道,“灌装加工”工厂可能需要两个月才可以投入使用,而另一家工厂则需要数月时间完成设备改装,然后才能生产疫苗。

3月1日,强生的首席执行官兼董事长亚历克斯·戈尔斯基在接受CNN采访时表示,相信公司能够履行承诺,实现疫苗分发目标。

“我们在美国、欧洲和其他地区建立了广泛的伙伴关系,非常有信心在3月底前提供2000万剂,上半年提供1亿剂,今年年底前达到10亿剂。”戈尔斯基说。

强生疫苗问世的时间很关键。正如3月1日《财富》杂志报道中提到,专家表示,接下来几周里,让尽可能多的人接种疫苗,对应对接下来上午疫情最大风险至关重要。当前的风险是一系列不断扩散的新冠变异病毒(其中一些比目前最流行的毒株更危险),而且可能引发第四波大蔓延。

在默沙东工厂的帮助下,强生的疫苗分发得到了重要助力。默沙东生产疫苗的历史已达一个世纪。

在《财富》美国500强排行榜中,位列第69位的默沙东是唯一一家儿童联合疫苗供应商,该疫苗可以预防麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹。同时,该公司也是宫颈癌疫苗加德西的生产商。2019年,默沙东获得美国食品与药物管理局的批准,生产埃博拉疫苗。

拜登说:“我们正在从刚接手的乱局中寻求进展。”然而,当被问及国家何时能够恢复正常时,他依旧保持谨慎,表示不能十分确定,因而无法设定时间表。(财富中文网)

译者:夏林

Pharmaceutical giant Merck reportedly is teaming up to help manufacture the newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine developed by competitor Johnson & Johnson. President Joe Biden is set to announce the “historic partnership” later March 2, according to senior administration officials.

The pact should quickly boost the supply of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot vaccine, said Biden officials, who spoke to the Washington Post under the condition of anonymity.

This comes after news that the rollout of Johnson & Johnson vaccine—the third to be federally approved for emergency use in the United States—would be slower than initially anticip ated.

Merck will dedicate two U.S. facilities to manufacturing the Johnson & Johnson shot and will be aided by funding from the Defense Production Act, according to the White House. One of the Merck facilities will make the vaccine, which Biden officials said could potentially double the supply of what Johnson & Johnson could make on its own. The other will provide “fill-finish” services, which is the final manufacturing process in which the vaccine is placed into vials and packaged for distribution.

"Our objective is to build on the incredible announcement that we now have three vaccines the American people can now have access to," press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday ahead of Biden's remarks.

The partnership was forged after it was apparent that Johnson & Johnson was far behind on its manufacturing goals.

As early as March 3 morning, approximately 3.9 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were expected to arrive at health care providers across the country. After this initial 3.9 million—which represents the entirety of Johnson & Johnson’s supply—Biden officials warned over the weekend that it may be some time before there were more Johnson & Johnson vaccines ready for distribution.

Last year, the U.S. government signed a $1 billion contract with the company, which in turn pledged to deliver at least 100 million doses total and 37 million doses by the end of March.

The partnership between Merck and Johnson & Johnson will boost the production of the single-shot vaccine, but the timeline for when that help will come remains unclear. According to reporting from the Washington Post, it could take up to two months for the “fill-finish” plant to be ready for operation, and a few more to equip the other facility, which will make the vaccine.

In an interview with CNN on March 1, Johnson & Johnson CEO and chairman Alex Gorsky said he was confident that the company would be able to deliver on its pledge to meet the distribution goals for its vaccine.

"We've developed an extensive partnership here in the United States and Europe and other places around the world, and we're very confident in our ability to deliver 20 million doses by the end of March and 100 million doses in the first half of the year en route to a billion doses by the end of this year," Gorsky said.

Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine comes at a crucial time. As Fortune reported on March 1, experts say getting as many people vaccinated as possible over the next few weeks will be crucial to tackling the pandemic’s biggest risk on the horizon: a proliferating array of COVID-19 variants (some of them more dangerous than the currently dominant strain), which could fuel a fourth pandemic surge.

With the help of Merck’s manufacturing plants, Johnson & Johnson’s efforts to distribute its vaccine received a necessary boost. The pharmaceutical company has a century-long history of vaccine production.

In the United States, Merck—ranked No. 69 on the Fortune 500 list—is the sole supplier of a childhood combination vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella. Merck also produces Gardasil, and in 2019, the company won FDA approval for a vaccine against Ebola.

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