Biden administration orders 200 million more doses of Moderna vaccine

The US Government is working to buy 200 million more doses of Covid-19 vaccines, a move that could provide enough doses to fully inoculate nearly every American by the end of the summer, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, according to ABC News.

The government is seeking 100 million doses from Pfizer/BioNTech and 100 million from Moderna, an order that would be made available over the summer. They would be in addition to the 400 million combined doses the companies had already committed to provide the US, Biden said. He said he expects to be able to confirm the purchase soon.

"It will be enough to fully vaccinate 300 million Americans to beat the pandemic," Biden said.