Johnson & Johnson says testing of coronavirus vaccine to begin by September

(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Monday human testing of its experimental vaccine for the coronavirus would begin by September and that it could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021.

J&J also said it had committed more than $1 billion of investment along with U.S. agency Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to co-fund vaccine research.

(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Orr)