[Reuters]— Executives from Becton Dickinson, the world’s largest syringe manufacturer, will bring to the United States in the coming weeks the special equipment needed to get the most out of a bottle of Pfizer’s new coronavirus vaccine. Said that it could not significantly increase its supply.
The vaccine jointly produced by Pfizer and Biontech of Germany was initially said to be able to be inoculated 5 times in one bottle, but with a special syringe, it can be inoculated 6 times. Six extractions will increase supply by 20%, which could boost performance for Pfizer, who receives compensation depending on the number of vaccinations.
The US government has begun offering equipment to extract six doses of vaccine. A spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said most of the new syringe kits included special equipment.
Becton Dickinson has signed a contract with the government to provide 286 million syringes, including about 40 million special instruments, and its spokeswoman is fully prepared for the agreed supply. He said he was.
On the other hand, regarding special equipment, he said that he had not consulted with the government when he started preparing for supply last year. “These equipment cannot be produced indefinitely, and it will take time to launch a new production line.” Said.
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