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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Pfizer accused of pandemic profiteering as profits double

A healthcare worker administers Pfizer vaccine
A healthcare worker administers a Pfizer vaccine in Nairobi, Kenya, this month. Photograph: John Ochieng/SOPA Images/Rex

Pfizer made nearly $37bn (£27bn) in sales from its Covid-19 vaccine last year – making it one of the most lucrative products in history – and has forecast another bumper year in 2022, with a big boost coming from its Covid-19 pill Paxlovid.

The US drugmaker’s overall revenues in 2021 doubled to $81.3bn, and it expects to make record revenues of $98bn to $102bn this year.

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