September 22, 2020 12:23 PM ET (BZ Newswire) -- Ne
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Canada Exercises Increased Option for 20 Million Doses of mRNA Vaccine Against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273)
Canadian Government maintains option for an additional 36 million doses
Agreement underscores growing global confidence in mRNA platform and progress of Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273
Moderna, Inc., (NASDAQ:MRNA) a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced the Canadian Government has increased its confirmed order commitment to 20 million doses of Moderna's vaccine candidate against COVID-19, mRNA-1273.
This updated agreement comes as Moderna's Phase 3 COVE study has enrolled more than 75% of its participants, 11,879 of whom have received their second vaccination as of September 18, 2020. To provide additional transparency in the context of the pandemic, the Company also made the complete, unredacted protocol for the Phase 3 trial of mRNA-1273 available online on Thursday, September 17.
"We appreciate the confidence in Moderna's mRNA platform and the progress we are making with mRNA-1273, as demonstrated by the increased order from the Canadian government today," said Stephane Bancel, Moderna's Chief Executive Officer. "This support, along with that of our stakeholders, drives us forward as we scale-up our global manufacturing and distribution network."
Moderna remains on track to be able to deliver up to 56 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to help protect Canadians beginning in 2021. The Canadian vaccine supply will be sourced from Moderna's European production capacity with its strategic manufacturing partner Lonza of Switzerland, and ROVI of Spain for fill-finish services.
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