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BioNTech to up production of vaccines to 2 bil doses

This is from target of 1.3 bil previously

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 02 Feb 2021 12:17PM

BioNTech to up production of vaccines to 2 bil doses
German company BioNTech is increasing the number of vaccines it is producing to meet increased global demand. – AFP pic, February 2, 2021

MOSCOW – German company BioNTech plans to produce two billion doses of coronavirus vaccine this year due to increased global demand, reported the Sputnik news agency.

“To respond to an increased global demand, we plan to manufacture two billion doses of our Covid-19 vaccine in 2021 by expanding the previously expected output of 1.3 billion doses by more than 50%,” BioNTech said in a statement.

“We are on track to scale up our manufacturing capacities,” it added. – Bernama, February 2, 2021

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