The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told pharmaceutical maker Moderna that it could start adding up to 40 percent more of its COVID-19 vaccine formula in each of its vials. sources tell The New York Times.
Officials will ask Moderna to submit additional data confirming that the change in dose will not impair the efficacy of the vaccine.
With this permission, the company can now add 14 doses in each vial instead of the current 10.
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Along with Pfizer, Moderna is the only company whose COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for administration in the US and was one of the first companies to receive federal funding under former President Trump’s Operation War Speed initiative.
A 14-dose vial could account for up to 20 percent of total U.S. vaccine supply, reporters say.
This follows President Biden’s decision to purchase an additional 100 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine earlier this week. According to the company, Moderna has delivered 41 million doses of its vaccine to the US government.
“We appreciate the confidence shown by the US government in our COVID-19 vaccine,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in a press release. ‘We continue to sharpen our manufacturing capabilities in and outside the United States. Our goal is to bring our vaccine to as many people around the world as possible to end this pandemic. It is encouraging and humble to know that more than 22 million Americans have already been protected with Moderna’s vaccine. ”
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that the multidose vial of Moderna currently contains 10 doses per vial, with a dose of 0.5 milliliters.
Moderna has asked permission to increase the number of doses in its vials to about 15 before the current dose of 10 doses.
Between the Pfizer and Modern vaccines, more than 48 million vaccines administered in the US While declining in recent months, new, more contagious variants of COVID-19 have been reported in parts of the US, putting pressure on the vaccine infrastructure to keep pace.
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