Takeda plans to supply 50 million doses of Moderna vaccine in Japan

Oct 30, 2020 | News On Japan

Oct 30, 2020 (Japan Times) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday it plans to supply 50 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine, developed by U.S. drugmaker Moderna Inc., in Japan from the first half of next year.

The Japanese drugmaker said it will provide the vaccine based on a three-way agreement with Moderna and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare once the vaccine has been approved.

Takeda said Modernaâ€™s Phase 3 clinical trial has completed enrollment of 30,000 participants in the United States. The health ministry said the doses of the vaccine to be distributed by Takeda will cover 25 million people in Japan, as two shots are needed for it to be effective against the novel coronavirus.

The Japanese government has already agreed with British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc and U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. to receive 120 million doses of any successfully developed vaccine from each company.

Source: ANNnewsCH

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