Switzerland signs a deal to buy millions of doses of this vaccine
Source: Geneva - AP
Moderna is working on a possible vaccine for Coronavirus
The Swiss federal government said it had concluded a deal with Moderna to supply Switzerland with 4.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine if the American biotechnology company succeeded in developing one.
The Federal Office of Public Health says the agreement aims to "ensure that Switzerland has early access to Moderna vaccine" and is one of the first deals any government has made with the company.
"The federal government wants to ensure that the Swiss population has speedy access to a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, Switzerland is supporting multilateral projects for a fair distribution of the vaccine in the future," said a statement of the office on Thursday.
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She added that the Modena deal will make it possible to vaccinate 2.25 million people, because expectations indicate the need for two doses. That would be enough for more than a quarter of the rich Alpine nation's 8.2 million people.
The Swiss government is also in talks with other vaccine companies and has already allocated 300 million Swiss francs (nearly $ 330 million) to buy the Covid-19 vaccine. The value of Moderna's deal was not specified.
Early trials found that an experimental Moderna vaccine, developed in cooperation with the US National Institutes of Health, activated people's immune systems. A larger-than-expected study of 30,000 people began last month and hopes to show that the vaccine is strong enough to protect against the Coronavirus.
The agreement comes amid a thorny debate over who should get a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine
