BioNTech starts work on Omicron-specific vaccineOver the weekend, the list of countries that have spotted the new variant in travelers grew. Portugal detected 13 cases linked to the new v...
29 Nov, 2021, 06.40 PM IST
How often do COVID vaccines cause heart problems in kids?Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, has worried advisers to federal agencies in deliberations regarding use of the Pfizer-Bio...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
BioNTech CEO says vaccine up to 75% effective against India variantWHO's regional director said on Thursday COVID-19 vaccines being deployed in Europe, including that of Pfizer-BioNTech, appear able to prot...
21 May, 2021, 12.04 AM IST
Pfizer jab 97% effective against symptomatic Covid: StudyUsing data from January 17 to March 6 from Israel's national vaccination campaign, Pfizer-Biontech found that prevention against asymptomat...
11 Mar, 2021, 06.52 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
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 agency ponders approval for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccineThe meeting of the European Medicines Agency's human medicines committee (CHMP) comes amid high rates of infections in many EU countries an...
06 Jan, 2021, 03.56 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
Why is the EU taking so long to okay vaccine?The EMA's approval is valid in all 27 EU countries and once it is granted, countries can start receiving vaccines for immunization campaign...
15 Dec, 2020, 06.16 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's Covid-19 vaccine: How the mRNA technology worksThe UK health secretary, Matt Hancock, tweeted that the NHS stands ready to start vaccinating early next week.
02 Dec, 2020, 02.01 PM IST
BioNTech, Pfizer ask Europe to quickly approve virus vaccineThe German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and its U.S. partner Pfizer say they have submitted an application for speeded-up, conditional a...
01 Dec, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
EU regulator could approve Covid vaccines 'late 2020, early 2021'The Amsterdam-based EMA is carrying out "rolling reviews" designed to speed up vaccine approval times on three candidates: Pfizer-BioNTech,...
23 Nov, 2020, 04.38 PM IST
U.S. to pay Pfizer and BioNTech $1.95 billion to produce millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccinePfizer will deliver the doses if the product receives Emergency Use Authorization or licensure from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ...
22 Jul, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
German company begins testing possible vaccineBioNTech said in a statement that in a next step, it will begin increasing the dose of BNT162 in a trial involving about 200 participants a...
29 Apr, 2020, 07.17 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