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Johnson & Johnson working on vaccine for coronavirus

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Johnson & Johnson working on vaccine for coronavirus
Johnson & Johnson working on vaccine for coronavirus

As the death toll from the new coronavirus jumped to 132, Johnson & Johnson said it is working on developing a vaccine to stop the outbreak that has infected thousands in China.

Colette Luke reports

Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it is working on developing a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has already killed more than 100 people and infected thousands in China… The company said the vaccine program would utilize the same technologies used to make its experimental Ebola vaccine, which is currently being administered in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

The company also said it was donating an HIV drug to China to use for research to find a solution against the outbreak.

The United States and Japan evacuated their nationals from the quarantined city of Wuhan wednesday while British Airways also suspended flights to mainland China Coronavirus infections can lead to respiratory illnesses, some of which can be severe and deadly.

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