Moderna is considering raising the price of its new coronavirus vaccine by 400%
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Moderna , an American pharmaceutical manufacturer, has set the price of the new coronavirus vaccine at the current level of about $ 26 (about 3,400 yen) to $ 110 (about 14,500 yen) to $ 130 (about 17,200 yen) per vaccination. Yen), it has been revealed that it is considering raising the price. ``It's a fair price,'' said Stephan Bansel, CEO of Moderna, about this pricing.
Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value” | Ars Technica
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Until now, Moderna's new coronavirus vaccine has been purchased by the US government and provided free to the public. According to the contract between Moderna and the US government in July 2022, the price of the vaccine per vaccination has been raised from about $ 15 (about 2000 yen) to $ 26 (about 3400 yen).
The price increase for the new coronavirus vaccine was also announced in October 2022 by Pfizer , an American pharmaceutical manufacturer. After the contract with the US government ended, Pfizer raised the price of the vaccine from about $ 30 (about 4000 yen) to $ 110 (about 14,500 yen) to $ 130 (about 17,200 yen) per vaccination. announced that it will go on sale. Moderna also followed Pfizer's price increase as vaccines with price adjustments moved to the commercial market.
Mr. Bansel said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, an American economic newspaper, ``I think this pricing is worth the value.''
On the other hand, in December 2022, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Peter Welch harshly said to Pfizer CEO Albert Bora, ``It's a greedy company that makes unsightly unfair profits.'' (PDF File) criticizes and calls for the withdrawal of price increases for the new coronavirus vaccine.
On January 9, 2023, Moderna announced that sales of the new coronavirus vaccine in 2022 would total approximately $18.4 billion (approximately 2.43 trillion yen), with a minimum of $5 billion (approximately 660 billion yen) in 2023. yen ).
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