BRIEF-Astrazeneca To Supply U.S. With Up To Half Million More Doses Of Potential COVID-19 Antibody Treatment

Reuters · 03/16/2021 07:16
BRIEF-Astrazeneca To Supply U.S. With Up To Half Million More Doses Of Potential COVID-19 Antibody Treatment

- AstraZeneca PLC AZN.L:

  • ASTRAZENECA TO SUPPLY THE US WITH UP TO HALF A MILLION ADDITIONAL DOSES OF THE POTENTIAL COVID-19 ANTIBODY TREATMENT AZD7442

  • ASTRAZENECA - MODIFIED AN EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH US GOVERNMENT TO SUPPLY UP TO 500,000 ADDITIONAL DOSES OF AZD7442

  • ASTRAZENECA - COMPANY ALSO HAS A SEPARATE AGREEMENT TO SUPPLY DOD WITH 100,000 DOSES, BRINGING POTENTIAL US SUPPLIES OF AZD7442 TO 700,000 IN 2021.

  • ASTRAZENECA - VALUE OF EXTENDED AGREEMENT IS $205M

  • ASTRAZENECA - EXTENDED AGREEMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO IMPACT COMPANY'S FINANCIAL GUIDANCE FOR 2021.

  • ASTRAZENECA - TOTAL VALUE OF CURRENT AGREEMENTS WITH US GOVERNMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPLY OF AZD7442 IN 2021 IS ABOUT $726M.

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