Amid Covid vaccine success, BioNTech plans to return €2bn to shareholdersAfter the success of the covid vaccine, BioNTech is planning to return €2bn to shareholders. BioNTech will continue the clinical trial to b...
30 Mar, 2022, 10.17 PM IST
Pfizer, BioNTech begin vaccine trial to target new strainThe study will have 1,420 subjects, with three cohorts examining different regimens of the current Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine or an Omic...
26 Jan, 2022, 06.52 AM IST
China's Sinovac COVID-19 booster weaker against Omicron: Hong Kong StudySinovac's CoronaVac and state-owned Sinopharm's BBIBP-CorV vaccine are the two most-used vaccines in China.
23 Dec, 2021, 04.29 PM IST
Moderna COVID-19 shot more likely to cause heart inflammation than Pfizer's, study showsModerna's COVID-19 vaccine is up to four times more likely to cause inflammation of the heart muscle, a very rare side effect, than its riv...
17 Dec, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
EU regulator backs month-long storage of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in fridgesThe change is applicable to unopened vials, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said, adding that the advice by its human medicines committ...
17 May, 2021, 09.06 PM IST
EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technologyIn a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca, the European Union on Wednesday announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension...
14 Apr, 2021, 09.14 PM IST
EU seeks new contract with Pfizer/BioNTech for up to 1.8 bln vaccines from 2022: EU sourceThe EU official, who asked not to be named because the matter is confidential, said the EU executive had already decided to approach Pfizer...
09 Apr, 2021, 09.01 PM IST
Hong Kong halts Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, investigates defective packagingThe government said it had received notice from Fosun Pharma Industrial (Hong Kong), the distributor of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the ...
24 Mar, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
Pfizer to develop new vaccines on its own using mRNA technologyThe drugmaker said it was ready to pursue mRNA on its own following its experience in the past year working on the COVID-19 vaccine, the WS...
23 Mar, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Pfizer/BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine likely to prevent asymptomatic infectionThe companies also said the latest analysis of the Israeli data shows the vaccine was 97% effective in preventing symptomatic disease, seve...
11 Mar, 2021, 05.53 PM IST
Pfizer-BioNTech say Covid vaccine works against UK, South Africa variantsWhile the findings indicated no need for a new vaccine to tackle the new strains, Pfizer and BioNTech said they would respond if there was ...
28 Jan, 2021, 02.03 PM IST
Vaccine dosing intervals: What countries are doing around the worldThere are differences over the merits of alternative dosing strategies, with some arguing the urgency of the pandemic requires flexibility,...
05 Jan, 2021, 08.54 PM IST
Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from WednesdayDubai will start inoculating people with the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday, the emirate's govern...
23 Dec, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
EU regulator approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccineThe Amsterdam-based regulator dramatically moved the decision on the jab ahead from December 29, following pressure to accelerate the proce...
21 Dec, 2020, 08.34 PM IST
Qatar, Oman to receive Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this weekA ministry statement said people aged 16 years and above would be eligible. Qatar has also signed an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc t...
21 Dec, 2020, 01.52 PM IST
Mexico authorizes emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccineThe first 250,000 doses of the mRNA-based vaccine are expected to arrive in Mexico by the end of December and be distributed among medical ...
12 Dec, 2020, 06.10 PM IST
Pfizer, BioNTech to co-develop potential coronavirus vaccineThe drugmakers will start the collaboration immediately and have signed a letter of intent for the vaccine's distribution outside China, th...
17 Mar, 2020, 11.42 AM IST