Moderna vaccine rollout far-reaching and double that of Pfizer

 

• 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 those receiving the Pfizer vaccine, while FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and UPS (NYSE:UPS) will still be responsible for sending the doses to their final locations.
• Many states are also working with CVS Health, Walgreens and other local pharmacies to expand the availability of vaccines to rural areas and other places by the spring.
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