On Monday Britain health minister Matt Hancock said that they have signed a deal with Moderna for 5 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine after it reported positive trial results. The earliest doses expected for delivery in spring.
Britain had previously secured supply deals for a total of 350 million vaccine doses from six different suppliers, including Pfizer Inc, whose vaccine was found to be more than 90% effective, and 100 million doses of an AstraZeneca/Oxford candidate expected to report late-stage results in coming weeks.
Asked if he regretted not being able to buy more of the Moderna vaccine, Hancock said Britain expected to have other vaccines sooner.
Hancock said: “The Moderna vaccine doesn’t come on stream until the spring. I’m just really pleased that we’ve got those early vaccines that will be available early, and we’ve already got the orders of those in.”
