SA: Moderna vaccine rollout far-reaching and double that of Pfizer

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By LoadstarEditorial

15/12/2020

SEEKING ALPHA reports:

– A coronavirus vaccine from Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) may shortly join a jab from Pfizer in being distributed across the country, with the FDA to decide on emergency use as early as Friday.

– As soon as it gets the green light, the federal government plans to ship just under 6M initial doses, which is more than double the 2.9M shipped by Pfizer this week.

– Distribution will also be more widespread. Medical supply company McKesson (NYSE:MCK) will obtain the doses from Moderna for packaging and distribution to 3,285 sites nationwide, five times more than…

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