Sanofi Steps Up To Lend A Hand Producing Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 Vaccine In Europe

Sanofi will fill and package 100 million doses of a rival vaccine for the European market in 2021 in a sign of how the industry is working to meet an unprecedented demand for COVID-19 vaccines.

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Having faced setbacks for its own COVID-19 vaccine, Sanofi is pitching in to help make a rival vaccine to aid in addressing the unprecedented demand for COVID-19 vaccines. The company said on 26 January that it will assist with the production of 100 million doses of the Pfizer Inc./BioNTech SE vaccine for the European market in 2021.

The decision to make production space for a rival product is unusual but something big pharma players talked about early...

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