Moderna starts shipping vaccine from US, boosting shot exports

Moderna has begun exporting U.S.-produced COVID-19 vaccines to other countries, a key step as U.S. vaccine supply begins to be shipped abroad.

The company's early U.S. production had been gobbled up by a single buyer — the federal government — as the country, under the administrations of Donald Trump and then Joe Biden, used wartime powers to prioritize its orders and make sure it was the front of the line for vaccine supply for Americans.
Moderna spokesman Ray Jordan confirmed that the company is shipping some vaccine doses abroad but said he couldn't provide additional details. White House COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt said this week that Moderna was exporting but declined to give further details.