But, having more capacity in a year's time, doesn't necessarily save any lives, since the mRNA vaccines are not the best fit for most of the world anyway, as they require two doses per person and are more demanding in the refrigeration requirements. The adenovirus vaccines, despite the one-in-a-quarter-million side affects, are much more likely to be usable in quantity in most of the world.
So, you could get more capacity up in a year's time, when it won't be needed in the rich world and won't be useful in the rest of the world.
My guess is Moderna just made this announcement to try to dispel the idea that their patent enforcement was somehow getting people killed.