Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose provides strong immunity boost: UK studyThe findings, published in The Lancet Infectious Disease journal, show that fourth dose mRNA booster vaccines for COVID-19 are well-tolerat...
11 May, 2022, 03.23 PM IST
BioNTech, Pfizer say test shows 3 doses of vaccine neutralise OmicronBioNTech and Pfizer said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was shown to generate a neutralising effect against the...
08 Dec, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet studyProtection against COVID-19 infection wanes over time, which has driven consideration of boosters to protect the most vulnerable and lessen...
03 Dec, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adultsPfizer is submitting early results of a booster study in 10,000 people to make its case that it's time to further expand the booster campai...
10 Nov, 2021, 09.11 AM IST
EU regulator to decide on Pfizer booster at the start of October: SourceThe EU regulator said on September 6 it had begun its evaluation of data submitted by Pfizer and BioNTech for a booster dose to be given si...
23 Sep, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
United States buys 200 mln more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccineA Biden administration official with knowledge of the contract said that as part of the agreement, Pfizer will provide the United States wi...
23 Jul, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
India unlikely to get Pfizer doses via Covax. Here's whyOn June 10, the company announced that it had secured 500 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine at a not-for-profit price for...
30 Jun, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Mixing Covid vaccines can give good protection, says UK studySome countries like Spain and Germany are already using mixed doses.
29 Jun, 2021, 08.30 AM IST
Covid-19: How mixing vaccines could help end India’s second-dose crunchCombining vaccines, say with a first dose of a viral vector vaccine like Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield and a second dose of an mRNA jab l...
02 Jun, 2021, 10.24 AM IST
Vaccine supply: Pfizer wants pre-order, advance paymentThese meetings were facilitated by the ministry of external affairs through foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The Indian diplomatic...
26 May, 2021, 07.23 AM IST
UK vaccination studies find significant drop in COVID-19 infectionsCrucially, the research was conducted at a time when a new and more infectious variant of the coronavirus, called B1.1.7, was dominant in B...
23 Apr, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Researchers urge delay in administering second dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, cite strong dataIn its response, Pfizer said that alternative dosing regimens of its vaccine had not been evaluated yet and the decision to do that resided...
18 Feb, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
Australia receives over 142,000 vaccine dosesAustralia decided against accelerating the vaccine regulator's approval process in order to increase public confidence that the Pfizer prod...
15 Feb, 2021, 12.25 PM IST
Five or six doses? Controversy over Pfizer vaccine vialsPfizer has revised higher its production target for this year from 1.3 billion doses to 2 billion. While part of that reflects plans to fur...
27 Jan, 2021, 08.48 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
How much COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped in USThe first wave of shipments is going to health care workers and nursing home residents. Officials say vaccines should be available to every...
13 Dec, 2020, 09.19 PM IST
President Trump set to sign vaccine decree after questions raised on supplyPresident-elect Joe Biden will meanwhile announce his appointments and nominations for his health team as he continues to push ahead with t...
08 Dec, 2020, 11.30 PM IST