Pfizer’s price may be too high for many developing nations, including India. When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and expensive system of airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles, and inoculation points in …
Read More »Pfizer in talks with government to commercialize covid-19 vaccine in India
New Delhi: Pfizer is in talks with the government to sell its promising covid-19 vaccine in India, and believes its candidate has the potential to be an important part of India’s initial vaccine response, said a Pfizer India spokesperson. in a statement to Mint. “We remain committed to advancing our …
Read More »WHO chief Tedros praises Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine news as ‘encouraging’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement on Monday that the vaccine they have jointly developed is 90% effective in preventing coronavirus infections in Phase 3 trials ongoing. On Twitter, Dr. Tedros said: “We welcome the encouraging vaccine news from @pfizer …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine could fundamentally change the direction of the pandemic: WHO
A Covid-19 vaccine could be released in March 2021 to the most vulnerable, which along with other advancements could fundamentally change the course of the pandemic, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said Monday. Bruce Aylward also told the WHO annual ministerial meeting that the announced interim results of …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective
If the Pfizer vaccine is licensed, the number of doses will initially be limited. Pfizer Inc said Monday that its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, hit the global economy and …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective in phase 3 trial, says US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, which is being developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech, is 90% effective in preventing infections in ongoing phase 3 trials, Pfizer announced on Monday. Monday. “The first set of results from our Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial provides initial evidence …
Read More »News highlights of November 8, 2020
The headlines of the main news of the day and more. Mr. Goswami was transferred to Taloja Prison along with Feroz Shaikh and Nitesh Sarda after their quarantine period in Alibaug ended. Raigad’s local crime branch inspector Jamil Shaikh said that Mr. Goswami was found to be using a mobile …
Read More »Top News of the Day: Bihar Assembly Polls Concluded; no result yet in US presidential polls and more
The headlines of the main news of the day and more. It is estimated that 54.06% of the total voters of 2.35 million rupees exercised their right to vote until 5 pm in the 78 seats of the Bihar Assembly. Votes will be counted on November 10. Joe Biden said …
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