Tag: BioNTech
Pfizer, BioNTech Start Clinical Trial Of Omicron-specific Covid-19 Vaccine
German biotechnology company BioNTech and US company Pfizer have started clinical trials of an Omicron-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate in healthy adults from 18 through 55 years of age, the companies have said. ....
BioNTech CEO Recounts Origin Story Of Covid Vaccine
Scientists from BioNTech and Astra Zeneca which are at the bleeding edge of coronavirus vaccine development revealed little known details of the origin stories of their frantic race that began early this year, at a United Nations Covid-19 summit on Friday. ....
UK Warns People With Serious Allergies To Avoid Pfizer Covid Vaccine After Two Adverse Reactions
The UK's medical regulator has advised that anyone who has a history of significant allergic reactions to medicines, food or vaccines should not receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine currently in use in the country, according to media reports. ....
South Africa Variant Could Reduce Covid Vaccine Protection: Pfizer-BioNTech
The South African variant of Covid-19 may significantly reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as per a laboratory study, the pharmaceutical companies said. However, human trials are still to be conducted in this regard. ....
US FDA Okays Covid Booster Dose For Those With Weak Immune System
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine to administer an additional dose in people with weaker immune systems, which includes organ transplant recipients. ....
