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Cyprus starts COVID-19 vaccination for 12- to 15-year-olds
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Cyprus' Health Ministry said it on Monday started a vaccination program for 12- to 15-year-olds.
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Efficacy of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine drops to 84pc after 6 mont
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The efficacy of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine fell from 96% to 84% after six months, a new preprint report by medRxiv showed on Wednesday.
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Pfizer, BioNTech to produce COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Pfizer and BioNTech have signed an agreement with South Africa's Biovac Institute to produce the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa for the African Union, Pfizer said in a statement on Wednesday.
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China to use BioNTech vaccine as booster shot: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): China plans to use an mRNA vaccine, co-developed by China's Fosun Pharma and Germany's BioNTech, as a booster shot for those already vaccinated in the country using other Chinese vaccines.
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Taiwan receives 1.13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Japan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], July 9 (ANI): Taiwan has received a shipment of 1.13 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Japan on Thursday.
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Covid-19: Pfizer says it is time for booster dose, US govt officials say n
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): US drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech have announced that they will seek regulatory authorisation for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine.
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Israel to deliver 7,00,000 expiring doses of Pfizer vaccine to South Korea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jerusalem (Israel) July 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel has signed a deal with South Korea to ship 7,00,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that are soon to expire to get the same amount of shots back later in the fall, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday.
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Oxford study says mixing COVID-19 vaccines gives good protection
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 29 (ANI): Amid the global shortage of the COVID-19 vaccines, a study conducted by Oxford University has found out that alternating doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines generate robust immune responses against the coronavirus.
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US to ship 500 million COVID vaccines from August
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): The United States will ship the first batch of 500 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to 92 countries from the month of August, the White House announced on Thursday.
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UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for 12-15 year-olds
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): United Kingdom's drug regulator on Friday informed that it had approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for use on 12 to 15 year-olds after similar clearances were given in the US and the EU.
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Taiwan accuses China for blocking deal with BioNTech for COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 27 (ANI): For the first time on Wednesday (local time), Taiwan directly accused China of blocking a deal with German firm BioNTech for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Discussions underway with GOI for supply of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): To bring Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in India, discussions are underway between the Government of India (GOI) and Pfizer Inc.
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