Covid 19 Timeline of Events in Andover
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Pfizer Inc.'s Andover facility played a critical role in the development of the first mRNA vaccines in 2020.
Collaborating with the pharmaceutical firm BioNTech, Pfizer's 2019, state of the art Burtt Road facility in Andover produced the RNA used in the world's first mRNA vaccine. Sold under the brand name Comirnity, the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine production and trials were sped up and scaled up to meet the need for 50 million doses by the end of 2021. [1]
- ↑ Andover's Piece of the Vaccine, The Eagle Tribune, December 20, 2020.