Qatar Secures Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

Massachusetts based Moderna Inc. announced a supply agreement with the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar for the mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate, to support the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to secure early access to a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for the people of Qatar. No terms of this agreement were disclosed.

Stéphane Bancel, Moderna’s CEO stated on October 26, 2020: “We are advancing the clinical development of mRNA-1273 and in parallel, we are scaling up our manufacturing capability with our strategic partners, Lonza and Rovi, by delivering a safe and effective vaccine to the people of Qatar and around the world.”

Moderna says it 'is scaling up global manufacturing to be able to deliver approximately 500 million vaccine doses per year and possibly up to 1 billion doses per year, beginning in 2021.'