Mexico has announced it signed an agreement on Wednesday with US pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer to buy 34.4 million vaccines against the coronavirus. Mexico To Procure 34.4 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines, with a first batch due to arrive this month. The Latin American nation has reported almost 107,000 Covid-19 deaths – one of the world’s highest … Read more
Japan is set to give free COVID-19 vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed on Wednesday, as the nation records soaring numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan’s 126 million residents, was approved by the upper house of parliament, having passed through … Read more
The UK on Wednesday has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for public use. It is the first country to gives its nod to the mass use of the vaccine. In November, Pfizer announced that it had developed a vaccine that could offer 95 percent protection against COVID-19. “The Government has today accepted the recommendation from … Read more
Moderna, a US pharmaceutical company, says it will approach the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant approval for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company made this known in a statement on Monday. Moderna two weeks ago announced the development of the COVID-19 vaccine which it says has about 95 percent … Read more
The United States says it plans to roll out 6.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the first week after it is cleared for emergency use. A committee of the Food and Drug Administration meets on December 10 to deliberate on whether to approve or the medicine, as the numbers of deaths and … Read more
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has hailed Nigerian-born medical doctor, Onyema Ogbuagu for his role in the research and development of Pfizer, a COVID-19 vaccine in America. “Nigerians contribute to the world in so many ways. Our hats off to Dr Onyema Ogbuagbu at Yale who helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine!” the US Mission … Read more
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 Pfizer and BioNTech, on Wednesday, said that a completed study of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine showed it was 95 percent effective. They said the two-dose vaccine had no serious safety concerns and that the companies will apply for emergency use authorization from US regulators “within days.” AFP reports that the announcement came … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 The Director-General of the World Health Organization hailed the rapid progress towards a Covid-19 vaccine but has insisted that every country must reap the benefits. “A vaccine will be a vital tool for controlling the pandemic, and we’re encouraged by the preliminary results of clinical trials released this week,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus … Read more
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold $5.6 million of his stock in the US pharmaceutical company on the same day it announced promising results for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Wednesday filings have showed. The company, however, has reportedly said the sale was part of a pre-arranged periodic divestment plan when the stock reaches … Read more
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 The Director-General of the World Health Organization has hailed as “encouraging” Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement on Monday that their vaccine has in trials proved 90-percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections. The two pharmaceutical companies said the vaccine they have jointly developed had during Phase 3 trials provided protection to nearly all patients … Read more