U.S. government secures access to 100 million more doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
U.S. govt secures access to 100 million more doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Friday the U.S. government will get an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2021 if authorized.
Shares of the company were up 2.8% at $161.30 after the bell.
The government has ordered a total of 200 million doses till date, the vaccine developer said, adding that of first order lot, about 20 million doses will be delivered by December end and the remaining in the first quarter of 2021.
The United States in August entered an agreement with Moderna to acquire 100 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine for around $1.5 billion, with an option to secure an additional 400 million doses.
A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to hold a meeting on Dec. 17 to discuss Moderna’s request for emergency use authorization (EUA) for its vaccine.
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading “COVID-19/Coronavirus vaccine/Injection only” and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Meanwhile, the FDA is expected to issue an EUA for Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Friday, according to the New York Times.
Reporting by Dania Nadeem in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli
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