20 top recipients of COVID-19 government contracts

The government has awarded a total of $7.2 billion in contracting dollars to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including several multimillion-dollar deals with drugmakers to develop vaccines and treatments, according to Bloomberg Law.

Johnson & Johnson signed a $456.2 million deal to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and a $148.4 million deal to develop antiviral therapies.

Moderna also was awarded a $483 million deal to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

Other companies have secured nine-figure deals for medical supplies, including ventilators and N95 face masks, Bloomberg Law reported.