Mainz — BioNTech boosted its Covid-19 vaccine sales forecast to €12.4bn for 2021, issuing a new target for the shot it sells with Pfizer as countries increase orders to spur their inoculation campaigns.

The partners have contracted for about 1.8-billion doses in 2021 and started clinching deals for 2022 and beyond, the Mainz, Germany-based company said on Monday. BioNTech had previously predicted €9.8bn  in 2021 revenue from the shot, its first marketed product...

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