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Moderna aims for 3 billion doses in 2022

Drug manufacturer Moderna says it is boosting capacity to make its COVID-19 vaccine and expects to make up to 3 billion doses in 2022, more than twice its previous forecast. It also said it is increasing its expectations for 2021 vaccine production to between 800 million and 1 billion shots, raising the bottom of its… Read More »

White House to spend $10 billion to bolster vaccine effort

Health Politics Loading the player… The White House announced Thursday that it is dedicating another $ 10 billion to try to drive up vaccination rates in low-income, minority and rural enclaves throughout the country. The effort, which is funded through the $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed earlier this month, will include $ 6 billion in… Read More »

United States remains the largest market for medical devices, at more than $150 billion

Medical device and technology development is an area in which U.S. companies are at the forefront. According to a SelectUSA.gov publication, America has the largest medical device market in the world. It has a market size of around $ 156 billion, and it represented about 40 percent of the global medical device market in 2017.… Read More »