Moderna plans to charge $130 for a single dose of its COVID vaccine, according to a recent report. That's in line with what Pfizer said it would for its version.
, the pandemic public health emergency is set to end in mid-May. This means the government will no longer buy and distribute the shots. Instead, price negotiations will shift to insurers and government health programs.
Still, the administration said it was "committed to ensuring that COVID-19 vaccines and treatments will be widely accessible to all who need them." "There will also be continued access to pathways for emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 products through the Food and Drug Administration , and major telehealth flexibilities will continue to exist for those participating in Medicare or Medicaid,"A pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease vaccine in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021.
Earlier this year, Moderna already said it was considering pricing the vaccine in the range of $110 to $130 per dose. This is in line with Pfizer, which announced in October that a single dose of its Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine would cost between $110 to $130.
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