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US gives green light to Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine; first immunization in less than 24 hours
President Donald Trump immediately released a video on Twitter, where he hailed the news as a "medical miracle" and said the first immunizations would take place "in less than 24 hours."
December 12, 2020 -
87-year-old Indian-origin man from England becomes one of first people in world to get Covid vaccine
Hari Shukla from Tyne and Wear said he feels it is his duty to receive his first of the two-dose vaccine, a moment UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed as a "huge step forward" as Tuesday was dubbed "V-Day" or Vaccine Day in the UK.
December 8, 2020 -
UK becomes first country to vaccinate people against COVID, to start next week after clearing Pfizer inoculation
With this move, Britain has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use.
December 2, 2020 -
Holds Much Promise
Here's how mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna work, why they're a breakthrough and why they need to be kept so cold
November 25, 2020 -
Pfizer’s record breaking 9 month sprint to Covid-19 vaccine: A timeline
That prompts the immune system to churn out antibodies against the virus. In virology, generating neutralising antibodies is a good surrogate of our bodies' ability to protect from sickness.
November 21, 2020 -
Pfizer to seek emergency approval for vaccine
Pfizer's submission also includes safety data on approximately 100 children aged 12-15 years.
November 20, 2020 -
COVID-19 vaccine ’95 per cent effective’ in final testing, claims Pfizer
On 27 October, the Pfizer executives had expressed calculated optimism over the prospect of providing a coronavirus vaccine in 2020.
November 18, 2020 -
Decoding the success of the Pfizer vaccine
Pfizer has noted in its trial protocol that it needs at least 164 cases of disease to occur across the study to reliably assess the vaccine’s efficacy.
November 16, 2020 -
Pfizer says it could provide coronavirus vaccine in 2020
Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said the drug giant could supply some 40 million doses in the United States in 2020 if clinical testing proceeds as expected and regulators approve a vaccine.
October 28, 2020 -
Pfizer fined $106 mn for ‘unfair’ prices of epilepsy drug
Britain’s competition regulator on Wednesday imposed a record 84.2 million pound ($106 million) fine on the pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer, and a 5.2 million pound ($6.55 million) fine on the distributor Flynn Pharma after finding that each broke competition law by charging excessive and unfair prices for an anti-epilepsy drug. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) …
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December 7, 2016