Mexico City [Mexico], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A physician in Mexico, who received the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus, was admitted to an intensive care unit with seizures, breathing difficulties and possible encephalomyelitis, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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.
Geneva [Switzerland], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization said on Thursday it had issued an emergency use validation for the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by the Pfizer and BioNTech companies, the first one since the start of the pandemic.
Beijing [China], December 31 (ANI): Amid global criticism over the efficacy of the Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19, China on Thursday approved the country's first coronavirus vaccine for general public use, reported New York Times (NYT).
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): An ICU nurse in San Diego, who had received Pfizer Inc vaccine's shot against COVID-19 on December 18, has tested positive for the virus.
Berlin [Germany], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): An female elderly worker at a German care home who was mistakenly injected with five times the recommended dose of the Pfizer/Biotech vaccine is still in the hospital, the Ostsee-Zeitung newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Berlin [Germany], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Eight elderly workers at a German care home were mistakenly injected with five times the recommended dose of the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine, local authorities said Monday.
London [UK], December 28 (ANI): United States Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Monday that the coronavirus vaccine to countries in the European Union has been delayed due to a "minor logistical issue."
Almaty [Kazakhstan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan on Monday signed a deal with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer to begin receiving its vaccine against the coronavirus disease, the health ministry said.
Dublin [Ireland], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Ireland has approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech, with first delivery expected as early as December 26, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said Friday, adding that the vaccination campaign will start next Wednesday.
London [UK], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 600,000 UK citizens have received the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by Pfizer and BioNTech pharmaceutical companies, the Department of Health said.
New York [US], December 23 (ANI): Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Wednesday that they would deliver an extra 100 millions doses of their Covid-19 vaccine to the United States.