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Why the three biggest vaccine makers failed on COVID-19 – The Australian Financial Review
Researchers say the “immense scarcity” of vaccines around the world is directly connected to these big pharma groups being missing in action.
In 2020, GSK, Sanofi, Merck and Pfizer dominated the market with best-selling vaccines for flu, pneumonia, HPV and shingles. Among the top vaccine makers, only Pfizer has a successful COVID-19 vaccine, developed with German company BioNTech.
This year, life sciences data platform Airfinity forecasts Pfizer will triple its vaccine revenue thanks to its COVID-19 vaccine, while vaccine sales at Novavax and Moderna will overtake those at Merck, GSK and Sanofi.
Even the cheaper vaccines from AstraZeneca…
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