Covid-19 vaccine: federal government signs agreement with biotechfirm Moderna
Bern, 7.8.2020 - Many research institutions around the world are working on the development of a vaccine against the new coronavirus. The US biotech firm Moderna Therapeutics is working on one of the leading vaccine candidates. In order to guarantee Switzerland early access to the vaccine of Moderna, the federal government has concluded an agreement for the procurement of 4.5 million vaccine doses. In parallel to this, the federal government is in talks with other vaccine companies.