Pfizer vaccine for children under five may be available in U.S. by end of FebruaryThe report says that the FDA urged the companies to submit the application so that regulators could begin reviewing the two-shot data.
01 Feb, 2022, 08.57 AM IST
Fauci says 'prudent' to have Omicron vaccine, but may not be neededA COVID-19 vaccine specifically targeting the Omicron variant would be "prudent" even if it ultimately may not be needed, the top U.S. infe...
25 Jan, 2022, 11.16 PM IST
Pfizer to test third dose of COVID-19 vaccine in childrenThe study will now include a third dose of 3 microgram given at least two months after the second dose of the two-dose series to provide hi...
17 Dec, 2021, 08.04 PM IST
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
Pfizer-BioNTech say booster shot restores full Covid protectionA booster was 95.6% effective against symptomatic Covid in the study, which followed 10,000 people aged 16 and older, the companies said in...
21 Oct, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
U.S. COVID-19 booster rollout to initially proceed with just Pfizer vaccine: SourcesModerna Inc's booster submission was found inadequate and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires stronger data from the company, ma...
03 Sep, 2021, 10.14 PM IST
Taiwan's Terry Gou, TSMC reach initial agreements for BioNTech vaccinesTaiwan's government has tried for months to buy the shots directly from Germany's BioNTech and has blamed China, which claims the self-rule...
04 Jul, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
Taiwan says China blocked deal with BioNTech for COVID-19 shotsTaiwan has millions of vaccine doses on order, from AstraZeneca Plc and Moderna Inc, but has received only slightly more than 700,000 to da...
26 May, 2021, 01.15 PM 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 Covid shot neutralises Brazilian strain in lab studyIn lab experiments, the shot demonstrated “roughly equivalent” levels of neutralising activity against the Brazil and UK strains compared w...
09 Mar, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
Fosun Pharma to buy 100 million doses of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for mainland ChinaFosun said it will be entitled to 60% of annual gross profit from sales of doses that it will make from imported bulk ingredients, and 65% ...
16 Dec, 2020, 11.46 AM IST
Pfizer not yet ready to release COVID-19 vaccine data from late-stage trialPharma major Pfizer Inc said the company could release data on whether or not the vaccine works as early as this month.
27 Oct, 2020, 05.14 PM IST
Pfizer, BioNTech start combined trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in JapanThe study will recruit 160 people aged 20 to 85, the companies said in a statement.
20 Oct, 2020, 11.45 AM 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
Pfizer, BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine expected to be ready for approval by year endThe experimental vaccine, which showed promise against the fast-spreading respiratory illness in early stage human testing, is expected to ...
10 Jul, 2020, 05.47 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