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Pfizer has raised its forecast for sales of the Covid-19 vaccine that it developed with Germany’s BioNTech to $33.5 billion from the previous figure of $26 billion, the second increase this year as demand for the jab grows.
The company said the raised sales forecast of the vaccine is based on signed deals for 2.1 billion doses this year. The drugmaker’s previous forecast in May of $26 billion was based on deals signed for 1.6 billion doses, Reuters reports.
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McDonald’s sales in the US have jumped nearly 15% on 2019 despite obesity being a leading Covid risk factor, with the company crediting easing pandemic restrictions in helping it beat revenue forecasts.
Comparable sales in the US rose 25.9% from a year earlier when the restaurant chain’s sales took a hit from government curbs, including limited dine-in capacity and dining room closures. Compared to 2019, US sales grew nearly 15%.
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