COVID-19: Moderna set for distribution of booster shots for vaccinated people

*Our plan and our hope is that, as soon as the US has enough doses, we’re allowed to export so we can help as many countries as we can around the world, says Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Even when several billions of people worldwide have yet to get vaccinated with the first vaccine shots against the novel Coronavirus (COVI-19) pandemic, Moderna, one of the leading vaccine producers, is already preparing to deploy vaccine booster shots for vaccinated people.

ConsumerConnect reports Moderna, which produces one of the three approved Coronavirus Vaccines being used in the United States (US), plans to add two production lines in preparation for the distribution of booster shots for people who have already been vaccinated.

The company said the production expansion is designed to help the vaccine brand to increase overall production capacity by 50 percent at its plant in the Boston suburb of Norwood in the country.

Production is also being expanded in other countries, according to report.

Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Moderna, told the Wall Street Journal, that “our plan and our hope is that, as soon as the US has enough doses, we’re allowed to export so we can help as many countries as we can around the world.”

Meanwhile, report says a few states in the US may see a spike in cases.

It was learnt the pace of vaccinations has slowed in recent weeks, primarily because a handful of states are recording lower inoculation rates. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Wyoming have fully vaccinated less than 35% of residents.

That compares to a national average of around 45%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Health officials also worry that states with low vaccination rates could see a spike in cases of the virus.

Officials are particularly concerned about the spread of the Delta variant because it appears to be easier to transmit.

It may also cause more severe infections among people who are not vaccinated, report said.

According to the Coronavirus‌ ‌‌tally‌ compiled‌‌ ‌by‌ ‌Johns‌ ‌Hopkins‌ ‌University, the ‌total‌ ‌confirmed‌ COVID-19 ‌cases in the United States as of Monday, June 21 were estimated at 33,542,425 while the total‌ ‌‌deaths in the country were put at 601,825‌.

Globally, statistics revealed that the aggregate ‌‌cases worldwide recorded ‌178,572,940 ‌with total‌ ‌global‌ ‌deaths put at 3,‌868,089.

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