French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has announced that it will support the production of vaccines developed by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which has begun vaccination in Europe and elsewhere, while the development of its new coronavirus vaccine is delayed.

Sanofi announced on the 27th that it has agreed with Biontech to support the production of vaccines developed by Pfizer, a major American pharmaceutical company, and Biontech of Germany, which have begun to be inoculated in Europe and the United States.



From this summer, it will be responsible for the final stage of production, such as bottled vaccines at its own factory in Frankfurt, Germany, and will be able to supply more than 125 million doses of vaccine to the EU = European Union by the end of the year. is.



European countries are frustrated that the supply of vaccines from pharmaceutical companies is behind schedule, and experts suspect that Sanofi's production support will accelerate the supply.



Sanofi is developing its own vaccine, but it will be available to the market at the earliest after October, a few months behind schedule, and the French government will support the production of vaccines from other companies. I was requested.