Pfizer “ready to release millions of doses each day” in response to Biden proposal, says spokeswoman

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Pfizer is "ready to release millions of doses each day" to meet the plans of the incoming Biden administration, a spokeswoman for the company has said.

"Rest assured that Pfizer is working around the clock to manufacture and is ready to release millions of doses each day, ” said Amy Rose, Vice President of Global Media Relations for Pfizer.

Her comments came in response to whether the company would be ready to meet the demand of the incoming Biden administration’s plan to release all doses of coronavirus vaccines right away.

President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump administration's strategy of holding back half of US vaccine production to ensure second doses are available.

The vaccine is given as two doses 21 days apart.

Pfizer’s current contract with the federal government is to supply the US with 200 million doses.

"Pfizer is confident in our ability to deliver 200 million doses of our vaccine to the U.S. government by July 31st. We are committed to collaborating with the Biden Administration on common-sense solutions to the challenges in vaccine distribution so that as many Americans as possible have access to our vaccine as quickly as possible," the company said in a statement on Friday.

The company says it produced 50 million doses last year with 20 million going to the US and began producing those doses in late October.

mcd23 on January 9th, 2021 at 22:16 UTC »

Sadly, my neighbor's mother succumbed to the virus yesterday. She was in a nursing home and tested positive three days before she was scheduled to receive the vaccine. I can't imagine being that close to the "finish line" after enduring this nightmare without being able to see your family for nearly a year, and then it ending this way. It's just cruel. We need to speed up vaccinations NOW.

vladgrinch on January 9th, 2021 at 21:25 UTC »

"Pfizer is confident in our ability to deliver 200 million doses of our vaccine to the U.S. government by July 31st.''

Great. The more and faster, the better.

steveguyhi1243 on January 9th, 2021 at 20:46 UTC »

That’s good. I just want to be able to have a somewhat normal 2021