Vax and wane: as global glut looms, vaccine producers face a crossroads

What to do with all that extra production capacity built up when the pandemic was at its height?

29 March 2022 - 20:29 By Chris Kay and Malavika Kaur Makol

After racing to build capacity and meet once seemingly insatiable orders for Covid-19 shots, the global vaccine industry is facing waning demand as many late-to-market producers fight over a slowing market. ..

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