[Breaking] Moderna "Discussing Supply of 40 Million Vaccine Doses with Korean Government"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] On the 29th (local time), the American pharmaceutical company Moderna stated, "We confirm that we have discussed the possibility of supplying 40 million doses or more of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Korean government."

In an official press release, Moderna said, "This is to support the Korean government's goal of supplying the vaccine to the public as soon as possible, and distribution will begin in the second quarter of 2021."

Since Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine requires two doses, 40 million doses are enough to vaccinate 20 million people.

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