Pfizer-BioNTech to get EU 200 million more COVID-19 shotsThe U.S. and German companies said in a statement that the doses come on top of the 300 million vaccine doses the bloc has initially ordere...
17 Feb, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
EU demands that vaccine makers honor their commitmentsThe bloc already lashed out Monday at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, accusing it of failing to guarantee the delivery of coronavirus v...
26 Jan, 2021, 06.20 PM IST
EU: Drug firms must fulfill vaccine contractsThe EU has sealed six vaccine contracts for more than 2 billion doses, but only the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have been approved...
24 Jan, 2021, 07.54 PM IST
New warning on vaccine supplies sparks EU concernFriday's announcement by the British pharmaceutical firm followed another last week by Pfizer, which said it would delay shipments of its v...
23 Jan, 2021, 08.19 PM IST
UK says vaccine manufacturing is 'lumpy' but still on course for targetsBritain has inoculated 3,857,266 people with a first dose and 449,736 with a second dose. On vaccines administered per 100 people, the Unit...
18 Jan, 2021, 06.46 PM IST
Pfizer, BioNTech to scale-up vaccine production amid reports on shortage in deliveriesAccording to the statement, the companies plan to be back to the original schedule of deliveries to the European Union beginning the week o...
16 Jan, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
Pfizer to complete supply of COVID-19 vaccines to EU by SeptemberThe protracted timetable, which was previously unknown, confirms that the bloc, with a population of 450 million, will need vaccines from o...
28 Dec, 2020, 09.52 PM IST
EU's marathon COVID vaccination drive off to uneven startThe vaccination drive kicked off at the weekend, with health workers and residents of care homes across the bloc among the first to get the...
28 Dec, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
US close on deal with Pfizer for millions more vaccine dosesA person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the deal is under discussion and could be finalized s...
23 Dec, 2020, 11.38 AM IST
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine begins rollout as U.S. races to broaden injection campaignThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an emergency use authorization for Moderna's vaccine, the second COVID-19 vaccine to re...
20 Dec, 2020, 09.32 AM IST
Canada has deal to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine within 48 hours of approvalModerna's vaccine is currently under review by Canada's drug regulator. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received regulatory approval last week ...
15 Dec, 2020, 10.29 PM IST
U.S. vaccine campaign launches with first shipments 'delivering hope' to millionsThe coronavirus vaccine, developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, gained emergency-use approval from federal regulators late on...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
Bahrain announces free Covid vaccine for public, Saudi Arabia approves Pfizer jabBahrain plans to inoculate everyone 18 years and older in the kingdom at 27 different medical facilities, hoping to be able to vaccinate 10...
11 Dec, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Explainer: When and how will COVID-19 vaccines become available?Pfizer, with partner BioNTech SE, and rival Moderna have released trial data showing their COVID-19 vaccines to be about 95% effective at p...
02 Dec, 2020, 06.38 PM IST
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start 'before Christmas'The vaccine's efficacy was found to be consistent across different ages and ethnicities - a promising sign given the disease has disproport...
19 Nov, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
Pfizer set to start coronavirus immunization pilot program in four American statesThe four states – Rhode Island, Texas, New Mexico, and Tennessee – were selected for the program because of their differences in overall si...
17 Nov, 2020, 08.46 AM IST
Pfizer expects to produce up to 50 million vaccine doses in 2020So far the US, UK, Australia, Japan, Qatar, Peru and Canada have already placed advance orders for the supply of Pfizer’s potential Covid-1...
10 Nov, 2020, 11.51 PM IST