As COVID Vaccine Market Goes Private, US Government Can Still Help Firms Boost Sales
Executive Summary
Pfizer and Moderna’s ‘endemic’ COVID vaccine market scenarios anticipate much higher booster rates than have been achieved so far, but performance for 2023 may be aided by the Biden Administration campaign to increase shots this winter.
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