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Vaccine Exports From U.S. Accelerate as Moderna Ships Abroad
- Pfizer also shipping as Biden administration looks to export
- Initial U.S. production was absorbed by federal government
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Moderna Inc. has begun exporting U.S.-produced Covid-19 vaccines to other countries, a key step as U.S. vaccine supply begins to be shipped abroad.
The company’s early U.S. production had been fully absorbed by a single buyer -- the federal government -- as the country, under the administrations of Donald Trump and then Joe Biden, used wartime powers to prioritize its orders and make sure it was the front of the line for vaccine supply for Americans.