Moderna sues rival COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech
Aug 27, 2022
The U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna is suing its rivals, Pfizer and BioNTech, over the technology behind its COVID-19 vaccine.
Aug 27, 2022
The U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna is suing its rivals, Pfizer and BioNTech, over the technology behind its COVID-19 vaccine. Both jabs use a new technique based on mRNA, which Moderna claims it developed years before the pandemic. Pfizer says it's surprised by the lawsuits and will vigorously defend its technology.
Al Jazeera's Priyanka Gupta reports.