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Sanofi is banking on a $10 COVID-19 vaccine

By Brian Buntz | October 28, 2021

GSK SanofiSanofi (NSE:SANOFI) and its partner GSK (NYSE:GSK) are hoping the low price of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine will stoke interest.

In a call with analysts, Thomas Triomphe, head of the Sanofi Pasteur vaccines division, said that its vaccine would cost less than $10 per dose.

For the sake of comparison, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines generally cost in the ballpark of $15 to $30 per dose, depending on the location.

The company is also upbeat about the vaccine’s prospects as a booster.

A Phase 2 trial is currently underway to evaluate its use as a booster. Sanofi has a Phase 3 trial in the works to test its overall safety and efficacy.

The investigational vaccine uses a recombinant protein platform.

Last month, the company scrapped its plans to pursue the development of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Instead, it will continue researching mRNA vaccines that could “address future pandemics and other infectious diseases and therapeutics where there is a strong unmet need,” it announced.

In its Q3 earnings announcement, the company announced that vaccine sales grew 16.5% year over year.

Sanofi reported that differentiated flu and meningitis vaccine sales drove the majority of the growth.

GSK is also pursuing the development of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate known as GBP510 with SK Bioscience. That vaccine is currently the subject of a Phase 3 trial.


Filed Under: Drug Discovery, Infectious Disease
Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine trial, COVID-19 vaccines, GSK, Sanofi
 

About The Author

Brian Buntz

As the pharma and biotech editor at WTWH Media, Brian has almost two decades of experience in B2B media, with a focus on healthcare and technology. While he has long maintained a keen interest in AI, more recently Brian has made making data analysis a central focus, and is exploring tools ranging from NLP and clustering to predictive analytics.

Throughout his 18-year tenure, Brian has covered an array of life science topics, including clinical trials, medical devices, and drug discovery and development. Prior to WTWH, he held the title of content director at Informa, where he focused on topics such as connected devices, cybersecurity, AI and Industry 4.0. A dedicated decade at UBM saw Brian providing in-depth coverage of the medical device sector. Engage with Brian on LinkedIn or drop him an email at bbuntz@wtwhmedia.com.

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