Tag Archives: COVID-19

Big step forward, here are the next steps

The companies have said they should be able to produce 1.3 billion two. (Figurative) The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE prevented more than 90% of infections in a study of tens of thousands of volunteers, the most encouraging scientific advance yet in the battle against …

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Behind Pfizer’s Covid vaccine, a husband-wife dream team

Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of the German biotechnology company BioNTech. (ARCHIVE) Frankfurt: The positive data on the COVID-19 vaccine from BioNTech and its American partner Pfizer Inc is an unlikely success for the married couple behind the German biotech company, which has dedicated their lives to harnessing the immune …

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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective in phase 3 trial

Protection in patients was achieved seven days after the second of two doses and 28 days after the first, according to preliminary findings. A vaccine developed jointly by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing phase 3 trials, the companies announced Monday. Protection in patients …

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India and Maldives discuss ways to boost economic recovery

India and the Maldives on Monday discussed ways to boost the Indian Ocean archipelago’s economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic, including improving tourism and accelerating development projects. The two parties will sign four memorandums of understanding (MoU), including one for India’s $ 100 million grant for the $ 500 million …

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Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi tests positive for Covid-19

Popular Telugu actor and former Union Minister K Chiranjeevi announced on Monday that he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was asymptomatic. In a statement, Chiranjeevi, a Telugu film industry megastar, said she had conducted a test for Covid-19 before resuming filming for her upcoming film Acharya under the health …

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