Pfizer could apply for emergency use of Covid-19 vaccine by late Nov

Pfizer Inc expects to provide safety data and file for authorisation of the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with German partner BioNTech in late November, assuming it receives positive efficacy and safety data from late-stage human trials, said the US company on Friday.

It would be the first time that Pfizer or any other leading Western vaccine developer provided such a specific timeline, reported the Wall Street Journal. The drug giant said it continues to expect to have data on the vaccine’s effectiveness—whether it protects at least a majority of vaccinated people from the disease—later this month. It then expects