geneva the world health organization on wednesday urged covid19 vaccine manufacturers to keep their prices low and affordable after reports that two producers will raise the cost they are charging the eupfizerbiontech and moderna are upping the prices for their messenger rna vaccines because they have adapted them to the new virus variants according to reportsthe pfizer vaccine will jump from 155 euros to 195 euros 1835 to 23 and moderna from 19 euros to 215 euros 225 to 2545 british newspaper the financial times revealed sunday citing the contract concluded with the european unionmariangela simao the who assistant director general for access to medicines vaccines and pharmaceuticals told a press conference on wednesday its very important that we have companies state policies of affordable pricesshe said both pfizer and moderna had increased their manufacturing capacities diversified their plants and increased production line efficiencyin a normal market situation this would lead to a decreased price not an increasing pricewe have a market where the demand is very high in comparison with productionwho urges companies to keep prices down and affordable priceshalf of the eu population has now been fully vaccinated according to an afp tally from official sources