{"id":2506585,"date":"2025-11-04T15:25:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-sales-have-plunged-this-fall-with-moderna-numbers-expected-to-be-even-worse\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:29:59","slug":"pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-sales-have-plunged-this-fall-with-moderna-numbers-expected-to-be-even-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-sales-have-plunged-this-fall-with-moderna-numbers-expected-to-be-even-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Sales Have Plunged This Fall, With Moderna Numbers Expected to Be Even Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpfizer-covid-19-vaccine-sales-have-plunged-this-fall-with-moderna-numbers-expected-to-be-even-worse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The fall COVID-19 vaccine season has started slowly for Pfizer, with U.S. sales of its Comirnaty booster shots dropping 25% after federal regulators narrowed the recommendations on who should recieve the vaccines. The approval of updated vaccines also arrived later than usual,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eventbrite-bans-riley-gaines-event-promotion\/\" title=\"Eventbrite prohibits Riley Gaines&#039; event promotion.\">negatively impacting sales<\/a>. Many Americans typically get vaccinated in the fall to prepare for potential COVID-19 surges during winter, but interest in the shots has been waning. This decline is attributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-teachers-union-activist-has-history-of-anti-semitic-posts\/\" title=\"California Teachers\u2019 Union Activist Has History of Anti-Semitic Posts\">anti-vaccine sentiment<\/a><\/a> and confusion over the necessity of the vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently stopped recommending COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, instead leaving vaccination decisions up to individuals. This change followed guidance from advisers chosen by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has expressed skepticism about COVID-19 vaccine safety and recommended against vaccinating healthy children and pregnant women.<\/p>\n<p>The shifting recommendations have caused confusion among both consumers and providers.Some vaccination sites now require prescriptions or screen for underlying health conditions, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-ben-sasse-grills-biden-hhs-nominee-xavier-becerra-seems-to-trap-him-on-last-question-2\/\" title=\"Sen. Ben Sasse Grills Biden HHS Nominee Xavier Becerra, SEEMS TO Trap Him On Last Question\">insurance coverage<\/a> concerns have been partially addressed by assurances from major insurers. Some pharmacies, like CVS Health, have waived prescription requirements. However, independent pharmacy owners report mixed demand, with some patients eager for boosters and others hesitant due to conflicting messages.<\/p>\n<p>Financially, Pfizer saw a decline in U.S. Comirnaty sales from $1.16 billion to $870 million in the third quarter compared to the previous year, reflecting the broader downward trend. Moderna is also expected to report a important drop in sales for its Spikevax vaccine in the same period. the new guidance and public sentiment are leading to reduced vaccine uptake this fall.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The fall COVID-19 vaccine season is starting slowly for Pfizer, with U.S. sales of its Comirnaty shots sinking 25 percent after federal regulators narrowed recommendations on who should get them.<\/p>\n<p>Approval of updated shots also came several weeks later than usual, and Pfizer said Tuesday that hurt sales as well.<\/p>\n<p>Many Americans get vaccinations in the fall to get protection from any disease surges in the coming winter.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say interest in COVID-19 shots has been declining, and that trend could accelerate this fall due to anti-vaccine sentiment and confusion about whether the shots are necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cdc-vaccines-covid19-shots-b0183766e56b5d0e948904172193c891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stopped recommending<\/a> COVID-19 shots for anyone, instead leaving the choice up to patients.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); 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Kennedy Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Before this year, U.S. health officials recommended annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older. The idea was to update protection as the coronavirus evolves.<\/p>\n<p>But that sentiment started to shift earlier this year when Kennedy, who has questioned the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, said they were no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.<\/p>\n<p>The shifting guidance caused some confusion in September, when updated shots began arriving at drug stores &mdash; the main place Americans go to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Some locations required prescriptions or started asking customers whether they had a condition that made them susceptible to a bad case of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The change also created questions about whether insurance coverage would continue. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-may-soon-undercut-bidens-regulatory-regime\/\" title=\"Supreme Court likely to weaken Biden&#039;s regulatory framework soon\">major industry group<\/a>, America&rsquo;s Health Insurance Plans, has since clarified that its members will cover the shots.<\/p>\n<p>CVS Health announced earlier this month that it will not require prescriptions at its stores and clinics.<\/p>\n<p>Independent pharmacy owner Theresa Tolle said this fall has probably been one of the more confusing seasons for her customers. Tolle runs the independent Bay Street Pharmacy in Sebastian, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>She said her COVID-19 vaccine business has been busy because she has an older patient population. Many still want the shots.<\/p>\n<p>But she&rsquo;s also had more customers tell her this year that they don&rsquo;t want them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s just so many messages out there, they don&rsquo;t know who to believe,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had people tell me they are afraid of it when they&rsquo;ve had it many times.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pfizer saw U.S. Comirnaty sales drop to $870 million in the recently completed third quarter, from $1.16 billion in the same time frame last year. That came after vaccine sales rose in the first two quarters of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Wall Street analysts also expect sales of Spikevax shots from Moderna to tumble about 50 percent in the third quarter, according to the data firm FactSet.<\/p>\n<p>Moderna will report its third-quarter results Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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