STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer looks to raise price of Covid-19 shot after pandemic ends; FTC will be tougher on pharma mergers

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Catalent (CTLT), a contract drug manufacturer, is planning a major expansion of its Covid-19 vaccine production in Europe, enabling it to make more doses of the Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) shot, The Wall Street Journal reports. Catalent will bring online a second J&J vaccine production line at its plant in Anagni, Italy, during the fourth quarter. The expansion has the potential to double the plant’s output of Covid-19 vaccines and should help boost Covid-19 vaccine supplies in the European Union.

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