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US panel endorses mass use of Pfizer Covid vaccine, shots may begin in days

A US government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak.

US FDA advisory panel meets on Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine emergency use

The committee of outside experts is expected to vote on whether the vaccine, developed along with German partner BioNTech, has shown effectiveness in preventing Covid-19

USFDA to scrutinise Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine data for red flags

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the US: a panel of experts who will scrutinise the company's data for any red flags

World is watching India for 'safe' Covid vaccine, but are we ready?

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine data hacked from European Medicines Agency

German company BioNTech and US pharmaceutical company Pfizer say data on their coronavirus vaccine were unlawfully accessed during a cyberattack on the servers of the European Medicines Agency

Curbs may have to be maintained after vaccination: Ramanan Laxminarayan

Laxminarayan, in an interview with Geetika Srivastava, says that masks and small gatherings may stick around for a while

UK asks those with severe allergies to skip Pfizer jab after 2 reactions

Starting with the elderly and frontline workers, Britain began mass vaccinating its population on Tuesday

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to have differential pricing across countries

The company's Indian arm has sought emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 in the country from the Indian drug regulator.

Trust DCGI to ask for enough data before vaccine approval: Gagandeep Kang

Having achieved the first goal of seeing whether the vaccines work, we can be more ambitious and design studies to assess whether and how much they reduce transmission, says Kang

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Will take Covid vaccine; confident on safety, efficacy

Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India and Pfizer have applied to the Drugs Controller General of India seeking emergency use authorisation for their Covid-19 vaccine candidates

Expert panel set to review Pfizer-BioNTech, SII vaccine applications today

ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said that in the case of temporary licensure or emergency use, the regulator had to be satisfied with the risk-benefit ratio.

Pfizer vaccine offers strong protection against Covid, is safe: FDA report

The Food and Drug Administration posted its analysis online even as across the Atlantic, Britain on Tuesday began vaccinating its oldest citizens with the Pfizer-BioNTech shots

87-yr-old Indian-origin man to be one of world's first to get Covid vaccine

An 87-year-old Indian-origin man from England will become one of the first people in the world to get a vaccine against Covid-19 when he receives his Pfizer-BioNTech

Top Headlines: Amit Shah to meet farmers late evening, PV sales rise

Mukesh Ambani says Jio will pioneer the 5G revolution in India and Nirmala Sitharaman says she isn't worried about budget deficit for now. More top headlines of the day

90-yr-old British woman 1st in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine outside of a trial following its rapid clinical approval

Pfizer, Serum or Bharat Biotech - whose Covid vaccine will be India's 1st?

In this podcast, we will talk about the Covid Vaccine scenario, in which we will discuss trial results, efficacy among other things

To enhance immunity, UK to combine Pfizer, Astra shots in vaccine trials

The UK is set to begin administering doses from Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE on Tuesday, making it the first Western country to receive a vaccine

Speculations around pricing: Is Covid-19 vaccine a public or private good?

As the vaccines arrive, how are they going to be distributed? Can individuals or private parties import them freely? What will the cost be? Will the disease progress the way it has?

Canada to get up to 250,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine by Dec end: PM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canada will get up to 250,000 doses of the vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech before the end of December.

Vaccine day in Britain; Americans await regulator's nod for vaccine

Vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech could be in use in the US by Friday if the FDA approves emergency use