Pfizer said the commercial pricing for adult COVID-19 vaccine doses could start in early 2023, depending on when the U.S. government phases out its program of buying the shots. FOX13
FILE - In this photo illustration, a COVID-19 vaccine is seen with the Pfizer logo in the background. once the U.S. government stops buying the shots, but the drugmaker says it expects many people will continue receiving it for free.
A spokesman said the company also has an income-based assistance program that helps eligible U.S. residents with no insurance to get the shots.A Pfizer executive said Thursday that the price reflects increased costs for switching to single-dose vials and commercial distribution. The executive, Angela Lukin, said the price was well below the thresholds "for what would be considered a highly effective vaccine.
More than 375 million doses of the original vaccine, which Pfizer developed with the German drugmaker BioNTech, have been distributed in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine brought in $36.78 billion in revenue last year for Pfizer and was the drugmaker’s top-selling product.
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