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Italy seeks domestic production of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: FT – Metro US

Italy seeks domestic production of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: FT

FILE PHOTO: SOMOS Community Care administers Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at
FILE PHOTO: SOMOS Community Care administers Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at pop-up site in New York

(Reuters) – Italy has held talks with several manufacturers about starting production of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in the country, the Financial Times reported https://www.ft.com/content/d4a9e726-4112-461b-a383-5ad9df062712.

Rome has discussed the domestic production of mRNA-based vaccines with Moderna Inc, Switzerland’s Novartis AG and Italy’s ReiThera, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter.

(Reporting by Aakriti Bhalla in Bengaluru; Editing by Christopher Cushing)