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Federal Government Awards $3.2B Vaccine Supply Contract to Pfizer

The U.S. government is procuring up to 405 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from a partnership between Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (Nasdaq: BNTX) under a $3.2 billion firm-fixed-price contract.

The Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it expects to receive the initial doses for both adult and pediatric use in the fall.

“Vaccines have been a game-changer in our fight against COVID-19, allowing people to return to normal activities knowing that vaccines protect from severe illness,” said Xavier Becerra, secretary of HHS and a previous Wash100 Award winner.

The Biden administration plans to use a portion of reallocated funds from pandemic response efforts to pay for orders from Pfizer.

HHS collaborated with the Department of Defense on the procurement.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended the use of a component targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the national booster vaccination initiative.

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