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Mainz (dpa) - The Mainz corona vaccine manufacturer Biontech and its US partner Pfizer are aiming to expand their production capacity to 2.5 billion doses by the end of this year.
The Mainz-based company announced this on Tuesday when it presented its business figures for the past year.
So far there has been talk of 2 billion doses.
"The increase was mainly made possible by improved manufacturing processes, the commissioning of Biontech's production facility in Marburg, the approval of the withdrawal of a sixth vaccine dose and the expansion of our manufacturer and supplier network," the company explained.
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By March 23, Biontech and its partners had shipped more than 200 million doses of the corona vaccine worldwide.
For this year, Biontech and Pfizer said they have signed orders for more than 1.4 billion cans.
"Talks about further deliveries are ongoing."
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