#US to buy 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally

#US to buy 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally

“#US to buy 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally” The US will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower-income countries and the African Union over the next year, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. President Joe Biden was…

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#Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shots

#Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shots

“#Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shots” DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain has begun offering a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for some people, six months after they received two shots of China’s Sinopharm vaccine. The mixing of vaccines comes as the Mideast island nation struggles through its worst…

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#CDC investigating heart inflammation claims in vaccinated adults and teens

#CDC investigating heart inflammation claims in vaccinated adults and teens

“#CDC investigating heart inflammation claims in vaccinated adults and teens” The CDC is investigating reports of young COVID-19 vaccine recipients who experienced heart inflammation. The government health agency said it has received word that a small number of predominantly male adolescents and young adults developed myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. The condition can…

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#Pfizer-BioNTech seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

#Pfizer-BioNTech seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

“#Pfizer-BioNTech seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine” Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced Friday that they’ve applied for full regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration for their COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older in the US. The companies are the first COVID vaccine makers in the nation to apply for…

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#Pfizer pushes India for ‘expedited’ vaccine approval

#Pfizer pushes India for ‘expedited’ vaccine approval

“#Pfizer pushes India for ‘expedited’ vaccine approval” Pfizer is pushing India’s government for an “expedited approval pathway” for its COVID-19 vaccine — and announced a donation of medicines worth more than $70 million amid a catastrophic surge in infections in the country.  “Unfortunately, our vaccine is not registered in India although our application was submitted…

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#Man accidentally gets 1 Moderna and 1 Pfizer COVID vaccine

#Man accidentally gets 1 Moderna and 1 Pfizer COVID vaccine

“#Man accidentally gets 1 Moderna and 1 Pfizer COVID vaccine” A mix-up led this man to get a vaccine combo-pack.  While getting his second COVID-19 vaccine dose on Tuesday, a New Hampshire man accidentally received the Pfizer-brand jab, despite his first dose having been from Moderna. Despite the unfortunate mishap, officials say he’ll be just…

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#Pfizer says COVID vaccine lasts 6 months, protects against variants

#Pfizer says COVID vaccine lasts 6 months, protects against variants

“#Pfizer says COVID vaccine lasts 6 months, protects against variants” The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and partnering biotechnology company BioNTech has proven “highly effective” against the coronavirus — including variants — for at least six months after full inoculation. The two companies announced on Thursday that the latest phase of testing — which includes…

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