Covid 19 Timeline of Events in Andover

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JULY 2020 Pfizer Inc.'s Andover facility played a critical role in the development of the first mRNA vaccines in 2020.
In July 2020, Pfizer's Andover facility began mass manufacturing the RNA required for the mRNA vaccine it co-developed with the German pharmaceutical firm, BioNTech. 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]

  1. Andover's Piece of the Vaccine, The Eagle Tribune, December 20, 2020.