#EU looks to buy another 300M doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine

#EU looks to buy another 300M doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine

“#EU looks to buy another 300M doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine” The European Union is planning to double its supply of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine by purchasing up to 300 million additional doses, officials said Friday. The deal would add to the EU’s existing 300 million-dose order — potentially giving the 27-nation bloc nearly half of…

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#Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 amid COVID, political pressures

#Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 amid COVID, political pressures

“#Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 amid COVID, political pressures” Drugmakers including Pfizer, Sanofi, and GlaxoSmithKline plan to raise US prices on more than 300 drugs in the United States on Jan. 1, according to drugmakers and data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors. The hikes come as drugmakers are reeling from effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which…

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#Moderna confident COVID-19 vaccine will work against new strain

#Moderna confident COVID-19 vaccine will work against new strain

“#Moderna confident COVID-19 vaccine will work against new strain” Moderna says it’s confident that its COVID-19 vaccine will provide protection from the highly contagious coronavirus strain that’s spreading in the UK and other countries. Research has shown the shot is “equally effective” against several other variants of the virus that emerged earlier in the pandemic,…

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#COVID-19 vaccinations begin at NY nursing homes

#COVID-19 vaccinations begin at NY nursing homes

“#COVID-19 vaccinations begin at NY nursing homes” Coronavirus vaccines began in New York nursing homes Monday, with a 78-year old resident at one Bronx facility that’s been ravaged by COVID-19 getting his shot. Kelly Dixon eagerly pushed up a sleeve of his brown shirt to get the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech during an…

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#COVID-19 vaccine delivery for NJ slashed by 20 percent

#COVID-19 vaccine delivery for NJ slashed by 20 percent

“#COVID-19 vaccine delivery for NJ slashed by 20 percent” New Jersey will get 20 percent fewer doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines through the end of the year, health officials said Friday. The Garden State had been promised 492,075 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines this month, but will only get 392,800, Department…

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#The risks of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for patients with a history of severe allergies

#The risks of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for patients with a history of severe allergies

“#The risks of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for patients with a history of severe allergies” Two people in the United Kingdom have experienced an allergic reaction to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This led the UK medicines regulator to issue precautionary advice earlier this week that “people with a significant history of allergic reactions” should not be…

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#US companies riddled with members of Chinese Communist Party

#US companies riddled with members of Chinese Communist Party

“#US companies riddled with members of Chinese Communist Party” As we try to come to terms with the extent of Chinese influence over the Biden family, a leaked database of registered members of the Chinese Communist Party has exposed a mass infiltration of American companies — with serious national-security implications.  Boeing, Qualcomm and Pfizer are…

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#Hackers steal Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine info from EU agency

#Hackers steal Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine info from EU agency

“#Hackers steal Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine info from EU agency” Pfizer and BioNTech say hackers stole information about their coronavirus vaccine from the European Union’s drug regulator. The European Medicines Agency confirmed Wednesday that it was hit with a cyberattack as it reviewed the two companies’ COVID-19 shot for possible approval later this month. The…

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