Moderna Aims to Produce an Estimated 3 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Next Year

Moderna said it plans to produce up to 3 billion doses of its messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccine globally in 2022, including booster shots against viral variants and pediatric vaccines.

The company said it aims to double drug substance manufacturing at the Lonza facility in Visp, Switzerland, and more than double substance manufacturing, formulation and fill-and-finish activities at the Rovi facility in Madrid, Spain.

It also plans to increase drug substance manufacturing across its U.S. facilities by 50 percent. The company previously announced manufacturing pacts with Catalent and Sanofi to bolster U.S. vaccine production.

The company has committed to supply 200 million doses to the U.S. by the end of July and has increased its global supply forecast to 1 billion doses for 2021. It has also agreed to supply the EU 310 million doses in 2021 with an option for an additional 150 million doses in 2022.