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Covid again

Covid again

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am
EDITORIAL: Now that it’s pretty clear that the Covid virus is making a comeback across the world – particularly...
US donates 4.7m Pfizer vaccines

US donates 4.7m Pfizer vaccines

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am
ISLAMABAD: With the delivery of the most recent tranche of 4.7 million Pfizer vaccines on April 10, the United ...
Sri Lanka approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for emergency use

Sri Lanka approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for emergency use

Published 08 May, 2021 04:17pm
  • Dr. Sudharshani Fernandopulle, the minister overseeing the fight against the epidemic, said in a statement the government would order 5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
  • Sri Lanka is the first country in South Asia to approve the Pfizer vaccine. It has also approved Russia's Sputnik and China's Sinopharm vaccines for emergency use.
Pfizer asks Swiss OK for COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15

Pfizer asks Swiss OK for COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15

Published 07 May, 2021 08:17pm
  • "Swissmedic will review the application in the rolling procedure. Pfizer can submit the latest data continuously without having to wait for the conclusive results from the clinical studies," the watchdog said on its website.
EU seals world's largest vaccine supply deal with Pfizer

EU seals world's largest vaccine supply deal with Pfizer

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:55pm
  • The vaccines from the US drug maker and its German partner BioNTech will be delivered over the period 2021-2023, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a briefing.
  • The agreement would be enough to inoculate the 450 million EU population for two years and comes as the bloc seeks to shore up long-term supplies.
UK data show good immune response in over 80s after 2-dose Pfizer COVID-19 shot

UK data show good immune response in over 80s after 2-dose Pfizer COVID-19 shot

Published 01 Apr, 2021 05:32pm
  • "We were surprised, and very pleased," Moss told reporters at a briefing about the findings. "But, of course, this does go with the excellent clinical protection that we're seeing with the vaccine - so it does correlate."
  • Pfizer and its co-developer BioNTech said earlier on Thursday that updated clinical trial data showed their vaccine is around 91% effective at preventing COVID-19 cases.
Vietnam seeks to diversify COVID-19 vaccine sources amid supply issues

Vietnam seeks to diversify COVID-19 vaccine sources amid supply issues

Published 24 Mar, 2021 07:14pm
  • "COVID-19 vaccine supplies for Vietnam have been impacted by the complicated developments of the coronavirus pandemic in the world," the government said in a statement.
  • Vietnam's vaccination campaign, which was launched on March 8, has relied solely on the batch of 117,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine it received last month.
Pfizer wants to make vaccine in India if faster clearance, export freedom assured

Pfizer wants to make vaccine in India if faster clearance, export freedom assured

Published 10 Mar, 2021 08:24pm
  • The US company pulled an application last month seeking emergency approval for its product in India after the drug regulator declined its request to skip a small local safety trial.
  • Pfizer was the first company to apply for emergency use authorisation in India, proposing to import doses from its US and European facilities instead of producing locally.
Europe to get 4mn more Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots this month

Europe to get 4mn more Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots this month

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 07:24pm
  • The doses to vaccinate two million people will be supplied in addition to the planned deliveries, to ease border movement and to tackle virus hotspots, the Commission said.
  • "To tackle aggressive variants of the virus and to improve the situation in hotspots, quick and decisive action is necessary," the president of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said.
Brazil to get extra 5mn COVID-19 doses from Pfizer

Brazil to get extra 5mn COVID-19 doses from Pfizer

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 10:16pm
  • Speaking in Brasilia, Guedes said President Jair Bolsonaro had spoken with the global head of Pfizer and was scheduled to speak with the head of Janssen, the pharmaceutical subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
  • The government last week said it intended to buy 100 million doses from Pfizer and 38 million from Janssen through the end of December.
Brazil approves Pfizer's COVID-19 shot, but has none to use

Brazil approves Pfizer's COVID-19 shot, but has none to use

Published 23 Feb, 2021 07:44pm
  • The Pfizer/BioNTech shot is the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus to receive full approval in Brazil, Anvisa said. Other vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, have only been approved for emergency use so far.
  • The approval is good news for a country whose immunization campaign has been plagued by delays and political squabbling.
South Africa adviser says Pfizer 'still very good vaccine' despite study

South Africa adviser says Pfizer 'still very good vaccine' despite study

Published 19 Feb, 2021 06:55pm
  • The advisory committee held its regular weekly meeting on Thursday and discussed the laboratory study, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week.
  • South Africa is counting on the Pfizer shot, developed with German partner BioNTech, to step up its vaccination programme after administering its first Johnson & Johnson doses on Wednesday.
Colombia's first COVID-19 vaccines to arrive Monday

Colombia's first COVID-19 vaccines to arrive Monday

Published 15 Feb, 2021 07:25pm
  • Today we remember all the victims of COVID-19, the more than 57,000 irreplaceable Colombians who have left a void and who we will honor fighting the virus with a vaccine.
  • This afternoon the first shipment of vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer with the first 50,000 vaccines will arrive in our country from Belgium.
BioNTech 'confident' it will meet Japan's COVID-19 vaccine demand

BioNTech 'confident' it will meet Japan's COVID-19 vaccine demand

Published 02 Feb, 2021 06:47pm
  • Japan's vaccine chief said last week that export controls imposed by the European Union, where some vaccines are made, could delay the Asian nation's inoculation effort.
  • Pfizer and BioNTech have increased manufacturing capacity to more than 2 billion doses a year from 1.3 billion to meet demand.
Malaysia says its delivery of Pfizer vaccines on track

Malaysia says its delivery of Pfizer vaccines on track

Published 02 Feb, 2021 06:25pm
  • The Pfizer vaccine is produced in Belgium and the European Commission said on Friday it had agreed a plan to control exports of vaccines from the European Union, including to Britain.
  • With the assurances of both the EU and Belgian Ambassadors, the COVID-19 immunisation plan is expected to proceed according to plan.
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