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Australia Approves Pfizer Vaccine For Rollout In February

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021

Australia's medical regulator has formally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered in late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday.

French Indian Ocean Territory To Keep Covid Shots At Secret Location

World News | Reuters | Friday January 22, 2021

France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte will store its first vials of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at a secret and secure location when they arrive on Sunday to deter would-be thieves, the local health authority chief said.

WHO, Pfizer Announce Deal For 40 Million Vaccine Doses For Poorer Countries

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 23, 2021

Pfizer announced Friday that it will provide up to 40 million of its Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries on a non-profit basis, through the globally-pooled Covax facility.

Pfizer Cuts Vaccine Deliveries By As Much As Half To Some EU Countries

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 21, 2021

Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of COVID-19 vaccines it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government officials said on Thursday, as frustration over the U.S. drugmaker's unexpected cut in supplies grows.

Pfizer Vaccine Likely To Protect Against UK Covid Variant: Study

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 20, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is likely to protect against a more infectious variant of the virus, which was discovered in Britain and has spread around the world, according to results of further lab tests released on Wednesday.

As 29 Deaths In Norway Raise Worry, Australia Seeks Info On Covid Jabs

World News | Lars Erik Taraldsen, Bloomberg | Monday January 18, 2021

Norway expressed increasing concern about the safety of the Pfizer Inc. vaccine on elderly people with serious underlying health conditions after raising an estimate of the number who died after receiving inoculations to 29.

Factory Renovation Delays European Union's Pfizer Vaccine Deliveries By 3-4 Weeks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 15, 2021

Deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer to EU nations will be delayed in the coming weeks because of works at the US pharma firm's plant in Belgium, Germany's health ministry said Friday.

Serum Institute Awaits WHO Emergency Approval For AstraZeneca Shot Soon

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Thursday January 14, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) listed Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 shot for emergency use on December 31 as it sought to accelerate vaccination in the developing world, which is badly lagging Western countries

Pfizer Must Conduct Local Study For Vaccine Approval: Official

India News | Reuters | Wednesday January 13, 2021

Any vaccine maker, including Pfizer Inc, which has sought emergency-use authorisation for its COVID-19 shot in India, must conduct a local "bridging" safety and immunogenicity study to be considered for the country's immunisation programme, a senior government official told Reuters.

"Short Notice, Different Time Zone": Pfizer On Delay In Vaccine Approval

India News | Reported By Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday January 11, 2021

US pharma giant Pfizer, whose Covid vaccine has yet be approved, told NDTV on Monday that it had been "unable to participate in previous meetings (to present safety and efficacy data) due to extremely short notice" and time zone differences

Joe Biden To Receive Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose On Monday

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 11, 2021

US President-elect Joe Biden will receive his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, his office announced, three weeks after his first injection was broadcast live on TV to boost public confidence in the jab.

UK Approves Moderna's COVID Vaccine, To Purchase Another 10 Million Doses

World News | Reuters | Friday January 8, 2021

Britain's medical regulator on Friday approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use, the health ministry said, adding that it had agreed to purchase an additional 10 million doses of the shot as it eyed a spring rollout of the shot.

European Union Doubles BioNTech-Pfizer Vaccine Order To 600 Million Doses

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 8, 2021

The EU has struck a deal to double its supply of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 to a total of 600 million doses, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

Pfizer Says Its Vaccine Appears Effective Against New Coronavirus Variant

World News | Reuters | Friday January 8, 2021

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in the UK and South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the U.S. drugmaker.

WHO Europe Urges "Safe Compromise" On Timing Of Covid Vaccine Doses

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 7, 2021

European countries rolling out the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should be flexible on the time between the first and second doses, the World Health Organization's director for the region said on Thursday.