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Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for teens

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine to teenagers aged 12 to 15, officials said on Tuesday, in a first for Asia. The city-state’s Health Sciences Authority extended the use of the vaccine — currently only approved for individuals aged 16 and above — after reviewing clinical data submitted by the manufacturer. Singaporean authorities “assessed that the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine demonstrated high safety and efficacy for this age group […]

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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective against Indian variants: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines should remain highly effective against two coronavirus variants first identified in India, according to new research carried out by US scientists. The lab-based study was carried out by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Center and is considered preliminary because it has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal. “What we found is that the vaccine’s antibodies are a little […]

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New CDC study in health workers shows 94% efficacy of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines

https://youtu.be/VI3Ye2gcvak (Eagle News) — A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study on a group of health care workers showed that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are effective in protecting health care personnel (HCP) against COVID-19 by as much as 94 percent. In a release from the US CDC, it said that the mRNA vaccines Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna “reduced the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 by […]

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US authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-15 year olds

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years old. Acting FDA commissioner Janet Woodcock described the move as a “significant step in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.” “Today’s action allows for a younger population to be protected from Covid-19, bringing us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy and to ending the […]

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Italian woman gets six doses of Pfizer vaccine in error

  ROME, Italy (AFP) — A 23-year-old Italian woman was under observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving six doses of the Pfizer vaccine in error, news agency AGI reported Monday. The woman was in good condition after receiving fluids and paracetamol following the injection Sunday, AGI reported. Instead of injecting just one dose into the arm of the student, a nurse mistakenly injected the entire vial, the equivalent of six doses. Previous studies […]

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193k initial Pfizer doses arrive in the PHL

Pfizer doses to be distributed to Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao, other major cities that can handle jab’s -70 °C storage requirement   (Eagle News) — The initial 193,050 doses of the Pfizer vaccines arrived in the country on Friday night, May 10. This was part of the first batch of a total of 1.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccines from the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility expected this month, according to Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., […]

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Galvez says 1.3-M Pfizer doses expected this May; initial 193k doses to arrive May 10 or 11

  (Eagle News) – Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that some 1.3 million doses of Pfizer are expected to arrive within the month, with the initial 193,000 initial rollout expected to arrive this week, possibly today, May 10, or tomorrow, May 11. Galvez reported this to President Rodrigo Duterte last week. He said that the Pfizer doses were part of the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility. He said that the country is also […]

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Pfizer CEO ‘not at all’ in favor of US patent waiver

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Thursday said he was against a US-backed proposal to waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines and that production should be ramped up in existing facilities instead. In an interview with AFP, Bourla said his company, which developed its vaccine with German firm BioNTech, was “not at all” in favour of the call from the United States to waive patent protections for coronavirus jabs. The widely praised move […]

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Pfizer/BioNTech jab confirmed to protect 95% in largest study yet

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) — The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer/BioNTec vaccine on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 percent protection against Covid-19, but found that the level dropped significantly when people received just one of the two prescribed doses. The authors of the research from Israel’s national vaccination campaign said it showed real-world proof that the pandemic could be ended by rapid, global vaccination programmes. An analysis […]

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Pfizer increases 2021 sales forecast for Covid-19 vaccines to $26 bn

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pfizer sharply increased its projections for 2021 revenues and profits on Tuesday, citing much higher sales from its Covid-19 vaccine sales. The drugmaker now estimates 2021 revenues of $26 billion from the vaccine, up from $15 billion previously. Pfizer sees profits of between $3.55 and $3.65 per share, up 45 cents from the previous range. © Agence France-Presse

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US to authorize Pfizer vaccine for age 12 and up: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States is expected to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children age 12 and up by early next week, US media reported Monday. Pfizer has applied for emergency use authorization for its Covid vaccine for children and teenagers between ages 12 and 15, according to CNN, citing a government official. “The FDA will have to amend the emergency use authorization for the vaccine, but the process should be […]

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South Africa to get first of 4.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa will on Sunday take delivery of the first batch of its 4.5 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccines as the country readies to start ramping up immunization. In a statement, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said 325,260 doses were scheduled to land at the country’s OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg late on Sunday. A similar number is expected weekly until the end of this month. “Thereafter the vaccine supply will […]

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