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Could This Move by Moderna Cost Pfizer Billions?


Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) just may be the most talked-about companies on the planet. That's because this big pharma-biotech team brought the very first coronavirus vaccine to market -- and went on to generate billions from the product.

Rival Moderna's (NASDAQ: MRNA) coronavirus vaccine has been bringing in billions of dollars, too. That product launched only a few weeks after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; both vaccines clearly won the vaccine race. Today, though, Moderna says its own research has a lot to do with its rivals' success. Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement. Could this move cost Pfizer billions?

First, a look at both vaccines. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are based on mRNA technology. The idea is to use messenger RNA to instruct the body to produce a copy of the coronavirus spike protein. This spurs an immune system response.

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