Moderna sees up to $8 billion in 2023 COVID vaccine sales on private market hopes
Moderna Inc on Thursday raised its annual forecast for COVID-19 vaccine sales to up to $8 billion on hopes of a boost in the fall season as sales move to a private market in the United States from government contracts, sending its shares up 6% in premarket trading. COVID vaccine makers Moderna and Pfizer are pinning their hopes on private markets sales and strong demand for their new updated shots targeting XBB.1.5 variant to turn around a slump in sales of the products that had bumper growth during the peak of the pandemic. Moderna expects $6 billion to $8 billion in sales from its COVID sh...