CNBC: Moderna asks FDA to authorise 5 additional doses per Covid vaccine vial to speed distribution

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CNBC reports:

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– Moderna is said to have asked the FDA to allow it to put additional doses in its vaccine vials.

– The move is aimed at alleviating a bottleneck in Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing.

– The change would add up to five doses to the 10-dose vials.

Moderna has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for permission to fill its Covid-19 vaccine vials with up to five additional doses to ease a bottleneck in manufacturing, according to a person familiar with the ...