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20 Jan 2023

DNA: Pfizer created 'loot' in the name of Corona vaccine?

During the Corona transition period, India was trying that foreign companies should also make vaccines in India so that the people of India could get the vaccine. Today in DNA, know why the Government of India did not buy the vaccine from abroad!

26 Aug 2022

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Covid-19 vaccine patent infringement

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said in a prepared statement that the vaccine developer pioneered that technology and invested billions of dollars in creating it.

22 Apr 2022

WHO ‘strongly recommends’ Pfizer's Covid-19 pill for at-risk patients: Report

The WHO experts said that US pharma giant Pfizer’s combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir was the “superior choice” of treatment for unvaccinated, elderly or immunocompromised people with Covid-19, according to AFP.

18 Mar 2022

Moderna seeks FDA approval for fourth Covid vaccine to be used as booster shot

Moderna is now seeking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its fourth shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to be administered as a booster dose in eligible adults.

02 Feb 2022

Pfizer, BioNTech asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

Pfizer has asked the US to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 It will open the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply earlier than the companies had planned

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11 Jan 2022

Vaccine for Omicron! Pfizer's new jab likely to be ready by March

Omicron variant has led to an rapid surge in Covid-19 cases worldwide Though considered less lethal than delta, it's highly infectious, say scientists European nations see a rapid increase in Omicron cases

21 Dec 2021

Even triple vaccination cannot limit Omicron spread: BioNTech CEO

Omicron variant has escaped COVID vaccines Double vaccinated people have also reportedly got infected with Omicron

18 Dec 2021

COVID-19 could become endemic by 2024, predicts Pfizer amid Omicron scare

Prior to the Omicron variant, top U.S. disease doctor Anthony Fauci forecast the pandemic would end in 2022 in the United States.

14 Dec 2021

Data indicate Omicron is milder and better at evading vaccines

Omicron is fast spreading in many countries Experts not sure about vaccine's impact on Omicron

27 Nov 2021

Pfizer, BioNTech not sure on vaccine effectiveness on Covid variant Omicron

Omicron was initially found in southern Africa The companies said they need more data to develop a vaccine

16 Nov 2021

Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its Covid-19 pill

This deal will be helpful for more than half of the world's population Pfizer claims that the pill significantly reduces the risk of death

05 Nov 2021

Antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%: Pfizer

The combination treatment consists of three pills given twice daily Antivirals need to be given as early as possible, before an infection takes hold, in order to be most effective Pfizer's drug is designed to block an enzyme the coronavirus needs in order to multiply

03 Nov 2021

US formally recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11

"Today, following a rigorous review and authorization process by the FDA, the CDC has formally recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11. This is encouraging news, and a major step forward for our nation in our fight to defeat the virus," tweeted US President Joe Biden.

27 Oct 2021

US backs Pfizer's low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids, FDA approval likely

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine's benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group outweigh any potential risks including a heart-related side effect that's been very rare in teens and young adults despite their use of a much higher shot dose.

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23 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccine nearly 91% effective in kids aged 5 to 11, says Pfizer

Full-strength Pfizer shots are being administered to anyone 12 or older. A Pfizer study tracked 2,268 kids in the age group of 5 to 11. The study found low-dose shots proved safe, with similar or fewer temporary side effects in kids.

28 Sep 2021

US President Joe Biden took the third dose of the vaccine

Giving information, the White House said that US President Joe Biden has received his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at the White House. Biden has received the third dose of the Pfizer vaccine after federal health officials approved a booster dose.

28 Sep 2021

COVID pandemic to get over in a year? Moderna and Pfizer think so!

US CDC has authorized the distribution of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 booster shots WHO opposes the move as wealthier nations should first give extra doses to countries with minimal vaccination rates

23 Sep 2021

FDA approves booster shots of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for older Americans

The booster dose is to be administered at least six months after completion of the second dose, and the authorization would include people most susceptible to severe disease and those in jobs that left them at risk, the FDA said.

14 Sep 2021

Pfizer initially rejected BioNTech's offer to develop COVID vaccine

COVID-19 has so far claimed more than 4 million lives globally So far, about 1.4 billion doses of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine has been shipped to more than 120 countries

06 Sep 2021

COVID: Pfizer booster shot to start by September 20 in US, hints Anthony Fauci

US booster shot campaign against COVID-19 will likely start with Pfizer vaccine from Sept 20. Anthony Fauci said the rollout for Moderna's booster vaccine could, however, be delayed.

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