Credit Where It Is Due: Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Smashes Launch Records As Expected

Pfizer said it expects to generate $26bn in annual revenues from the COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 and is leveraging the platform to build out a durable business.

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Pfizer's forecast for BNT162b2 breaks industry's launch records • Source: Alamy

Pfizer Inc. launched the first COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2, with partner BioNTech SE, and has succeeded in supplying the largest portion of the global market – and it is also reaping the financial rewards. Reporting first quarter sales and earnings 4 May that outperformed expectations overall, Pfizer raised its revenue forecast for BNT162b2 to $26bn in 2021 from a prior estimate of $15bn.

The raised forecast is likely still an underestimate, given the forecast accounts only for the 1.6 billion doses Pfizer has contracted through mid-April. The company said it believes it can manufacture 2.5 billion doses in 2021 and 3 billion doses in 2022

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