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Emergent CEO Tells Lawmakers Firm Ready to Produce Shots in Days

  • House panel says failures led to Covid-19 vaccine being wasted
  • Emergent collected millions in fees amid problems, panel says
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Executives of embattled vaccine manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions Inc. defended the company at a U.S. House hearing on Wednesday, saying its Baltimore facility was stretched by the emergency production of shots.

A congressional probe into Emergent has found that the contract manufacturer failed to address deficiencies in vaccine production at its facilities despite warnings following a series of inspections in 2020.