Emergent Building - Emergent Biosolutions' Bayview facility.

(Courtesy photo)

Maryland biotech company Emergent BioSolutions said on Thursday that it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to resume manufacturing of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine at its Bayview plant in East Baltimore. The Gaithersburg-based company, which serves as a contract manufacturer for pharma companies, has an agreement with J&J to provide doses of its one-shot vaccine.

Image: Emergent Biosolutions' Bayview facility. (Courtesy photo)