Pfizer’s Go-It-Alone Approach Nets $1.95bn COVID Vaccine Order From US Government
Executive Summary
Supply agreement with the Health and Human Services Department and the Department of Defense reflects a profitable per dose price of $19.50 for an initial batch of 100 million doses of the vaccine candidate, pending FDA authorization or approval.
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