The deal is the biotech company's first agreement with China after the Asian nation repeatedly refused to accept mRNA vaccines from U.S.-based manufacturers.
The Moderna spokesperson did not confirm the report or comment on the size of the deal.
"These agreements are focused on strengthening health security by targeting unmet needs and contributing to the ecosystem of medical solutions available to patients in China," the spokesperson said. Moderna is trying to capitalize on the success of its Covid vaccine, which uses a platform called mRNA to teach human cells to produce an immune response against a virus.
Moderna has several contracts to export or locally manufacture Covid jabs for countries such as Japan, Canada, Australia and Kenya. The deal disclosed Wednesday is the company's first agreement with China.Moderna in May said it wasBut the company and other U.S.-based companies have so far been shut out from the Chinese market.
Beijing has repeatedly insisted on using Chinese-made Covid vaccines for its population, even though their shots are seen as less effective than jabs from Moderna and New York-basedThe country has also struggled to develop mRNA technology at home during the pandemic. China only approved its first mRNA shot earlier this year.with some of the world's leading drugmakers to discuss their business operations in the country.
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