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  US: Powerful Tornado ravages Pfizer plant in North Carolina; 50K pallets of medicine damaged I VIDEO

  World | July 20, 2023 16:22 IST

  The plant produces anaesthesia and other drugs as well as nearly 25% of all sterile injectable medications used in US hospitals, Pfizer said on its website.

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  Why were Pfizer Covid vaccines stopped entering India, KCR asks Centre; filmmaker's dig at CM- WATCH

  India | February 08, 2023 8:44 IST

  BRS chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao reignited politics around Covid vaccine by questioning the Centre over not allowing Pfizer's Covid vaccine in India.

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  Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for 'copying technology' in making Covid vaccine

  World | August 26, 2022 18:56 IST

  Moderna and Pfizer’s two-shot vaccines both use mRNA technology to help patients fight the coronavirus.

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  Pfizer Covid vaccine in kids aged 5-11 cut Omicron hospitalisations by 68 per cent

  Health | April 01, 2022 22:52 IST

  "This evidence shows that vaccination reduces this risk substantially in 5 to 11-year-olds. And while vaccination provided adolescents with lower protection against hospitalisation with Omicron versus Delta, it prevented critical illness from both variants," the researcher said.

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  Pfizer vaccine less effective against Covid19 in kids aged 5-11: Study

  World | March 01, 2022 18:39 IST

  Researchers from the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany School of Public Health, US, estimated the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID cases and hospitalisations. 

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  Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

  World | February 02, 2022 7:19 IST

  Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement that company scientists believe this age group ultimately will need three of the extra low-dose shots but that FDA action now could let parents begin the vaccination process while awaiting a final decision.

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  Pfizer, BioNTech begin study tweaking original vaccine to match Omicron variant

  World | January 25, 2022 18:15 IST

  The study also will enroll some unvaccinated volunteers who will receive three doses of the omicron-based vaccine.

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  Pfizer chief Albert Bourla wins $1 million Genesis Prize. Here's what he aims to do next

  World | January 19, 2022 13:08 IST

  Bourla said he was accepting the prize “humbly and on behalf of all my Pfizer colleagues who answered the urgent call of history.”

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  Pfizer's oral Covid-19 pill gets US authorisation for at-home use

  World | December 23, 2021 10:25 IST

  The drug, Paxlovid, is a faster way to treat early COVID-19 infections, though initial supplies will be extremely limited. All of the previously authorized drugs against the disease require an IV or an injection.

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  European Medicines Agency recommends emergency use of Pfizer Covid-19 pill

  World | December 17, 2021 12:07 IST

  Data showed that Paxlovid reduced the risk of hospitalisation and death when treatment started within five days of the start of symptoms, according to EMA.

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  Pfizer's COVID antiviral pill marks significant step forward in path out of pandemic: Joe Biden

  World | December 15, 2021 7:25 IST

  Joe Biden said that several steps remain before Pfizer pill can become available, including authorization by the Food and Drug Administration.

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  Booster shot of Pfizer Covid vaccine can cut mortality from Delta variant by 90%: Study

  World | December 10, 2021 15:43 IST

  The mortality due to COVID-19 among participants who received the booster during the study period (booster group) was compared with that among participants who did not receive the booster (non-booster group).

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  US clears Pfizer Covid-19 booster shots for those aged 16-17

  World | December 10, 2021 9:50 IST

  FDA has given emergency authorization for 16 and 17 year-olds to get a third dose of the vaccine made by Pfizer.

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  Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet study

  India | December 03, 2021 12:08 IST

  According to a study published in the Lancet journal, six different Covid boosters are safe and elicit a strong immune response in people who have previously received a two-dose course of AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines.

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  Will current vaccines remain effective against Omicron? Drugmakers explain

  India | December 02, 2021 16:52 IST

  With Omicron raising concerns about Covid vaccines' efficacy, drugmakers are stress-testing existing jabs while also racing to prepare new formulas.

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  Pfizer, BioNTech not sure on Covid vaccines' effectiveness on 'Omicron' variant

  World | November 27, 2021 8:29 IST

  Pfizer and BioNTech also promised to develop a new vaccine against the covid variant identified in South Africa in "approximately 100 days".

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  US expands Pfizer, Moderna's COVID booster shots to all adults

  World | November 19, 2021 19:33 IST

  The move to expand comes as new COVID-19 cases in the United States have climbed steadily over the last two weeks, especially in states where colder weather is driving people indoors.

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  Pfizer to sell 10 million COVID-19 pills to US for $5.29 billion

  World | November 18, 2021 20:12 IST

  Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to authorize emergency use of the experimental pill, which has been shown to significantly cut the rate of hospitalizations and deaths among people with coronavirus infections.  

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  Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

  World | November 16, 2021 19:00 IST

  The deal excludes some large countries that have suffered devastating coronavirus outbreaks. For example, while a Brazilian drug company could get a license to make the pill for export to other countries, the medicine could not be made generically for use in Brazil.

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  Pfizer says its COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 89%

  World | November 05, 2021 17:30 IST

  Pfizer released preliminary results Friday of its study of 775 adults. Patients taking the company's drug along with another antiviral had an 89% reduction in their combined rate of hospitalization or death after a month, compared to patients taking