While the United States on Wednesday secured a deal with Pfizer Inc. for an additional 100 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, the cases of allergic reactions have sparked discussions between vaccine manufacturers and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct clinical analysis. trials in highly allergic populations. According …
Read More »The United States approves Modern vaccine for Covid-19, second injection in the arsenal
The United States added a second Covid-19 vaccine to its arsenal on Friday, fueling efforts to combat an outbreak so dire that the nation regularly records more than 3,000 deaths per day. The much-needed doses are scheduled to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency launch …
Read More »2 US Healthcare Workers Develop ‘Worrisome’ Allergic Reactions to Pfizer’s COVID19 Vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccines began this week in the US and intensive care nurse Sandra Lindsay in New York became the first person in the US to get vaccinated against COVID19. (Reuters photo) Two healthcare workers, who received Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, developed ‘worrying reactions’, even as the US rolled out …
Read More »Covid-19 Vaccine Update: Gennova Pharmaceuticals Gets Permission for Trials, US Considers Moderna Candidate Safe for Use
The global search for a vaccine to treat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has entered a crucial phase with at least three countries – the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada – beginning to administer vaccines for emergencies. These are shots of the Pfizer Inc-BioNTech SE candidate vaccine, which has …
Read More »‘Basin Moment’: Historic Covid Vaccination Campaign Begins in USA
NEW DELHI: A landmark project to stop the terrible pandemic began Sunday with the first trucks carrying a Covid-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States out of a Michigan manufacturing plant. Workers wearing face masks at a Pfizer factory in Michigan began packing the first shipments of their …
Read More »FDA Reports Facial Paralysis in 4 Volunteers for Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine
A new report from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators revealed that four volunteers for Pfizer’s COVID-19 experimental vaccine developed Bell’s palsy after receiving injections of the vaccine, according to reports from the media. Bell’s palsy is a condition that causes temporary paralysis of the muscles in the face. …
Read More »Pfizer seeks authorization for its covid vaccine
Pfizer Inc applied to US health regulators on Friday for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first application of its kind in an important step to provide protection against the novel coronavirus. The application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comes just days after Pfizer …
Read More »Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Deliveries Could Begin ‘Before Christmas’
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Could Obtain Emergency Clearance in US and Europe for Their Covid-19 vaccine the next month, after the final results of the trial showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, drug makers said Wednesday. The efficacy of the vaccine was found to …
Read More »Covid-19 Vaccine: 5 Things You Should Know About Pfizer’s Encouraging Trial Results
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced Wednesday that the final efficacy analysis of their vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, undergoing the phase 3 trial met all of the study’s primary efficacy endpoints. Biotech companies said the study indicated a 95 percent vaccine efficacy rate, close to the efficacy rate found in early …
Read More »Will a covid vaccine be ready this year? This is what has to go well
The Trump administration embarked on one of the most ambitious vaccine development efforts in history. Operation Warp Speed is likely to produce a Covid-19 inoculation in a fraction of the years it would normally take. By doing so, it could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and …
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