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COVID-19: US FDA expands emergency use authorizations for Pfizer, Moderna
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday (local time) expanded the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters signaling that the shots can be given to anyone aged 18+ at least six months after completion of
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Biden administration buys 10 million Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 pills
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): Biden administration on Thursday (local time) announced that they have purchased 10 million treatment courses of Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 pill.
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Pfizer asks Japan to approve COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech have filed an application with the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for approval of their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, according to a statement released on Wednesday.
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Pfizer CEO predicts COVID-19 vaccine booster to be effective for 1 year
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Tuesday that he predicts the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be effective for a year, but warned that more research needs to be done to assess their effectiveness.
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UK registers over 30,000 new coronavirus cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 30,305 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,301,909, according to official figures released Sunday.
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate reduces risk of hospital
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI): American pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on Friday that its investigational COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate, Paxlovid, showed an 89 per cent reduction in hospitalisation or lethal cases in high-risk patients.
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COVID-19: Biden urges parents, guardians of children ages 5 and older to g
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): Following formal recommendation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) urged parents and guardians to get thei
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US formally recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): Following rigorous review and authorization process by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday (local time) has formally recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11.
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Iraq approves use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in minors over 12
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi regulator has approved the use of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in teens over 12 years old, the national health ministry said on Monday.
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Vietnam to vaccinate children against COVID-19 from November
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 29 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam Health Ministry has announced that a nationwide campaign to immunize children and teens against COVID-19 will start in November with the Pfizer vaccine, which has been recommended for children by the World Health Organization and used by ma
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Biden administration announces new COVID-19 international air travel rules
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Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): The Biden administration on Monday (local time) announced new COVID-19 international air travel rules starting from November 8.
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FDA advisors to rule on Pfizer vaccine in younger children as experts fore
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are set for a key meeting Tuesday on whether to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, as experts predicted younger kids will be eligible for the vaccine in e
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