DONALD TRUMP'S administration has struck a billion dollar deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine.
Mr Trump announced that the government had stuck the deal with the pharmaceutical company in a press briefing at the White House. The deal is worth a staggering $1.525 billion for ownership of 100 million vaccines, to be dispensed once the vaccine is approved. But Moderna is developing the vaccines “at risk”, meaning vaccine production is taking place before they have been clinically proven to be effective against the virus.