Coronavirus Update: Pfizer Pledges To Double US Vaccine Output

Plus: Novavax Signs Pact For Equitable Vaccine Access

A round-up of the latest developments, including Celltrion’s new antibody cocktail and SK Biosience and Novavax expanding their collaboration.

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President Biden listens to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speak at the company's manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Pfizer expects to double its weekly output from US COVID-19 vaccines manufacturing sites, the company’s CEO Albert Bourla said at an event with President Joe Biden at its plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

President Biden visited the site on 19 February, as his administration looks to accelerate the pace of production and vaccination...

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