Tag: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over covid vaccine patent
Moderna believes Pfizer and BioNTech copied two key features of Moderna’s patented technologies which were critical to the success of…
EU probes link between COVID vaccines, irregular menstrual periods
The assessment was in view of reports of menstrual disorders after receiving either of the two vaccines, both based on…
Pfizer, BioNTech delay request for vaccines for U-5 kids
Pfizer and BioNTech said in December that the vaccine application for children under five years could take as long as…
3 doses of vaccine offer protection against Omicron: Pfizer
The companies noted that these results are preliminary and they will continue to collect more laboratory data and evaluate real-world…
U.S. CDC advisers endorse COVID vaccine for kids
The advisers said the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of the vaccine.
U.S. FDA panel rejects third dose of Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19
The question the advisory panel was given to consider only used the U.S. data, a small dataset, despite the presentations…
Nigerian Jummai Nache’s legs amputated in U.S. after Pfizer COVID-19 jab
Jummai Nache, a Nigerian medical worker based in Minnesota, United States has had the most horrific experience taking Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19…
Israel downgrades efficacy of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Israel said the efficacy of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has dropped to just 64 percent, from 94 percent in May.
Pakistan seals deal for 13m Pfizer vaccine doses
Pakistan has signed a deal with Pfizer to receive 13 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, officials said on Tuesday,…
EU regulator approves Pfizer/BioNTech jab for 12-year-olds
European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said that the COVID-19 vaccine produced by BioNTech/Pfizer can be used for children aged 12…
US approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the use of the BioNTech/Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children and adolescents…
BioNTech to request approval of COVID-19 vaccine for children
German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech is to request the authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine for children from the age of 12.
Pfizer vaccine may be less effective in obese people: Scientists
Data has suggested that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity.
Nigeria disqualified from global vaccine bid
The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines.
COVID-19 vaccine delayed because of politics, logistics – FG
Nigeria said the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and…
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine kills 13 in Norway, 29 have allergic reactions
Norwegian Public Health Institute has updated its Covid-19 vaccination guidelines following the death of 13 people who received the Pfizer-BionTech…
Female health worker Acevedo dies 2 days after Pfizer vaccine
A Portuguese female health worker, Sonia Acevedo has died two days after getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19: More European countries commence vaccination
More European Union (EU) nations have kick-started mass COVID-19 vaccinations geared towards putting an end to the global pandemic.
BioNTech/Pfizer to distribute vaccine in EU from Wednesday
German manufacturer BioNTech has said that the first deliveries of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine within the European Union (EU) can…
U.S. to roll out Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine next week
The United States will likely begin from Monday, mass vaccination of its people against COVID-19, following FDA approval for the…
Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has got the green light in Canada, the second country after Britain to approve its use.
Britain set to roll out Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine this week
Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Tuesday this week.
Queen Elizabeth will take COVID-19 vaccine, then leave seclusion
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip will take the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and will “let it be known”…
JUST IN: Rollout of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine begins in UK next week
Mass vaccination of Britons against COVID-19 will start next week, with the approval of the vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech.