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UK researchers suggest 1 dose of Pfizer vaccine not enough to kill S Afric
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Not administering the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus on time may result in some elderly people contracting the South African mutated variant, according to lab test results obtained by the Cambridge University research
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New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccine slated for possible approval next week
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The green light for New Zealand's first COVID-19 vaccine could be granted in just over a week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.
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WHO inks deal for delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in poor countries
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 23 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that it had reached an agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech for 40 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine delivering to poor countries under its COVAX initiative next month.
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Nigeria prepares to get first 100,000 Pfizer vaccine doses
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigeria is getting ready to receive the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in the coming weeks, Faisal Shuaib, CEO of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said.
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Pfizer, BioNTech to scale-up vaccine production amid reports on shortage i
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Pfizer and BioNTech pharmaceutical companies have developed a plan to scale-up the production of the vaccine against COVID-19 amid reports on reduction in vaccine deliveries to some EU countries, the companies said.
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China's Sinovac vaccine shows 50.38 pc efficacy in Brazil, less than claim
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 13 (ANI): The Chinese Sinovac vaccine has been found to be far less effective than vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, according to a Brazil government statement on Tuesday, which raised questions about the lack of transparency of Chinese-made vaccin
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Biden receives second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday (local time) received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in a continued bid to bolster public confidence in the vaccination program.
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Netanyahu receives second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 10 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday received a second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech anti-coronavirus vaccine, along with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, CNN reported.
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EU secures deal to double Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine supply
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The European Union (EU) has secured a deal to double the supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, bringing its total to 600 million doses, President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen said on Friday (local time).
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Australian health minister announces earlier start for COVID-19 vaccine ro
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt announced on Wednesday that the country's coronavirus vaccine rollout will begin weeks earlier than previously planned.
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Covid-19: Bulgaria reports 4 cases of side effects from Pfizer/BioNTech va
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Four Bulgarians vaccinated against Covid-19 with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine developed mild to moderate side effects, Bulgarian Drug Agency executive director Bogdan Kirilov said on Monday.
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Finland confirms first adverse reaction to Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Finnish Medicines Agency has received the first report of an adverse reaction to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus a week after Europe started its mass immunization campaign, the Finnish YLE broadcaster reported on Saturday.
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