Coronavirus Article Bar with counter Britain’s supply of Pfizer vaccines from Belgium is under threat with the European Commission is expected to unveil an EU export ban on Friday. The development comes amid a deepening row between the EU and AstraZeneca over vaccine supply shortages in the bloc. Brussels has […]
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Pfizer Vaccine Appears To Be Effective Against UK COVID Variant: Study
A new study indicates that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is effective against the more contagious COVID-19 variant that was first discovered in Britain and is spreading across the world. The variant, known as B.1.1.7, has been traced to at least 10 states, and will likely become the prominent version of the disease […]
Pfizer vaccine appears to be effective against U.K. COVID variant
A new study indicates that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is effective against the more contagious COVID-19 variant that was first discovered in Britain and is spreading across the world. The variant, known as B.1.1.7, has been traced to at least 10 states, and will likely become the prominent version of the […]
Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant
Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Jae C. Hong AP New research suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two highly contagious […]
I’m a UPS driver delivering the Pfizer vaccine to hospitals in Arizona. It’s a privilege for me to be a part of it.
Terri Betzer has been a driver with UPS for 25 years. Courtesy of UPS Terri Betzer, 46, is a UPS delivery driver based in Phoenix, Arizona. She’s been working for UPS for 25 years, and in the past week has been one of many drivers tasked with delivering the Pfizer/BioNTech […]
The Pfizer vaccine: I’m a UPS driver delivering shipments in Arizona
Terri Betzer, 46, is a UPS delivery driver based in Phoenix, Arizona. She’s been working for UPS for 25 years, and in the past week has been one of many drivers tasked with delivering the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to health centers around the country. As someone who’s worked bringing essential […]
Covid-19 vaccine: Latest updates on Oxford, Moderna and Pfizer breakthroughs
What about the Imperial College vaccine? Researchers at Imperial have developed a candidate which, when injected, will deliver the genetic instructions to muscle cells to make the SARS-CoV-2 spike surface protein. This should provoke an immune response and create immunity to the virus. The Imperial human challenge trial is being run by […]
The priority list for the Pfizer vaccine
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer said the rollout would take “months, not weeks”, meaning it is essential to continue following the new tier system rules. Professor Van-Tam said: “Nobody wants lockdown. But if you want that dream to come true as quickly as it can come true, then you have […]
Logistical problems mean care home residents face wait for Pfizer Covid vaccine
On Wednesday, however, both Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, and Sir Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, sought to blur the distinction, suggesting that “in practice” doses would go to whoever among the first two categories was physically able to make it to one of the hospital vaccination hubs. […]
Darknet Drug Dealers Are Now Selling ‘Pfizer COVID Vaccines’
One ad from the darkweb. Screenshot via the author The United Kingdom ordered 40 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s much-lauded coronavirus vaccine in the lead up to next week, when the nation will become the first in the world to make the drug available for general use. Some 800,000 doses are […]
Michigan could soon receive several hundred thousand doses of Pfizer vaccine
Pending regulatory approval, Michigan is slated to receive several hundred thousand doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that will ship before the end of the year, health officials said Wednesday. Pfizer expects it will make enough to vaccinate 3.2 million people by year’s end with 6.4 million shots. The vaccine, […]
Pfizer To Ask FDA For Emergency Use Of Coronavirus Vaccine
Pfizer said Friday it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic ― but not until after a long, hard winter. The […]
Back to normal by Spring? Everything we know about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
But Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at Oxford University and a member of the Government’s vaccine taskforce, said that other vaccines were now likely to become available in the near future. “I am really delighted with this result – it shows that you can make a vaccine against this […]
Pfizer Sends Equities Sharply Higher
Pfizer (NYSE:) sends equities sharply higher. Financial markets danced the time warp back to the future overnight, as Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the preliminary results of their COVID-19 vaccine indicated a 90% effectiveness. The results need to be peer-reviewed and then validated before fast track approval from the FDA […]
Who owns Pfizer and where is the company based?
PHARMACEUTICAL giant Pfizer announced yesterday that the results from their coronavirus vaccine proved 90 per cent effective. But who owns Pfizer and where is the company based? Here is everything you’ll need to know… ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 4 Pfizer announced on […]
Overnight Health Care: Pfizer vaccine more than 90 percent effective in interim analysis | Biden lauds Pfizer news, but urges caution | US surpasses 10 million COVID-19 infections
Welcome to Monday’s Overnight Health Care. There’s some good news on the vaccine front, but the U.S. has now confirmed 10 million COVID-19 cases. And President-elect Joe BidenJoe Biden Republican Philadelphia official responsible for vote counting says office getting death threats Biden will call governors, mayors about mask mandate Trump […]
Hopes for Pfizer vaccine by Christmas despite PM warning of ‘hurdles’ to come
Coronavirus Article Bar with counter .. There is hope for a Coronavirus vaccine by Christmas, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam said, amid caution from the Prime Minister over “hurdles to overcome” At a Downing Street press conference, Boris Johnson said that the latest Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough from Pfizer and BioNTech should […]
Walter Isaacson, part of the Pfizer Covid vaccine trial, describes it
Author Walter Isaacson, a participant in Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine trial, told CNBC on Monday he was thrilled to learn of the strong efficacy data announced by the pharmaceutical giant. “I feel great. And I feel really great for the country and the world and for Pfizer,” Isaacson said on “Squawk […]
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
FILE – This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer’s COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. On Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, Pfizer said an early peek at […]
News Updates: Pfizer Sets Up “Biggest Ever” Distribution Campaign for Covid-19 Vaccine
Jeenah Moon/Getty Images Text size Here’s what you need to know about the impact of Covid-19 to navigate the markets today. • Drug giant Pfizer (ticker: PFE) has set up what it is calling its “biggest ever” logistics operation to distribute its Covid-19 vaccine once it receives emergency authorization from […]