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Does Moderna support Israel?

Business presence documentedupdated 2026-09-26

Moderna does business in Israel — we found records of its operations there, but no record of donations, aid, or a public statement of support. Every claim below links to its source.

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Timeline of documented records

20212020-06 — Government contract: Israeli Ministry of HealthGovernment contract2020-062020 — Operations in Israel: Israeli clinical research sitesOperations in Israel20202020-12 — Government contract: Israeli Ministry of HealthGovernment contract2020-122021-04 — Government contract: Israeli Ministry of HealthGovernment contract2021-042021-06 — Partnership: Medison Pharma (Israeli pharmaceutical company)Partnership2021-06

Documented records

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Government contract2020-06$60,000,000Israeli Ministry of Health
Signed its initial COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with Israel's Ministry of Health, announced by Prime Minister Netanyahu in June 2020 — one of Moderna's earliest international supply deals. Financial terms were not officially disclosed; Israeli media reports ranged from about $60 million for one million doses (CTech) to NIS 405 million (~$120 million, Times of Israel). Chief Medical Officer Tal Zaks later said "Israel was among the first countries we approached to offer the opportunity to purchase our Covid-19 vaccine early."
Government contract2020-12—Israeli Ministry of Health
Amended the supply agreement with Israel's Ministry of Health to add doses, bringing Israel's confirmed order to 6 million doses of mRNA-1273. Moderna's FY2020 annual report lists Israel among its committed supply agreements at "Israel: 6 million doses."
Government contract2021-04—Israeli Ministry of Health
Announced a new supply agreement with the Israeli government for 2022 — Moderna's first firm order for 2022 supply — including an option for variant-specific booster doses; the two earlier agreements had totaled 10 million doses. CEO Stéphane Bancel cited "the continued confidence and collaboration with the Israel Ministry of Health." Moderna's own announcement stated no dose figure for the new order; the Israeli press did, and disagreed — Globes reported 8 million doses to be delivered by the end of 2022, beside 10 million from Pfizer signed the same day, while Walla reported nine million and TheMarker about six million. Globes gave the price as $30 a dose and NIS 1.8 billion for the two companies' contracts together, paid out of surplus in the already-approved Covid-19 budget so that no fresh cabinet decision was needed, and reported a clause in the Moderna contract requiring Israel to use the vaccine widely in the population rather than hold it in reserve — a commercial condition on a sale, not support.
Partnership2021-06—Medison Pharma (Israeli pharmaceutical company)
Partnered with Israel-based Medison Pharma to commercialize Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine across Central and Eastern Europe and Israel, a multi-country commercialization agreement covering about 20 markets. Medison, not Moderna, is the acting local partner in Israel.
One source
Operations in Israel2020—Israeli clinical research sites
Runs clinical development in Israel: its FY2020 10-K lists Israel among trial locations for the mRNA-2416 and mRNA-2752 intratumoral oncology studies ("sites in the United States and Israel") and among planned Phase 3 countries for its CMV vaccine candidate mRNA-1647. R&D activity, not donations or political support.
One source

Frequently asked questions

Did Moderna donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of donations. What is on record is commercial activity in Israel (Government contract, Partnership, Operations in Israel), which is not the same as support — see the records on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 12 distinct sources are cited for Moderna. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

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Record last updated: 2026-09-26