Comment by belltaco

A billion doses or so have already been manufactured around the world or are very close to. It's also substantially cheaper and as others said, way easier to store and transport. It will make a huge difference in the non-rich countries.

Leaked prices from the EU:

-Oxford/AstraZeneca: €1.78

-Johnson & Johnson: $8.50

-Sanofi/GSK: €7.56

-BioNTech/Pfizer: €12

-CureVac: €10

-Moderna: $18