Company Of The Day: Pfizer

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What? 

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and its German partner BioNTech intend to begin clinical trials for an updated version of their Covid-19 vaccine that targets the Delta variant of the Coronavirus.

Why?

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The Delta variant apparently more transmissible compared to other strains of the virus. There are also concerns about the efficacy of the current generation of Covid-19 vaccines against the variant.

So What?

Pfizer and BioNtech are already generating windfall profits from their Covid-19 shot. Pfizer projects vaccine sales of $26 billion for this year – a conservative figure, in our view. With shots targeting new virus variants, the companies could keep their Covid vaccine sales going for a few more years.

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