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Pfizer says its booster shot is 95.6% effective against symptomatic Covid

Regulators have wrestled with how widely to use boosters as the fast-spreading delta variant drives infection rates up

Naomi Kresge | Bloomberg
Pfizer Vaccine, Coronavirus vaccine
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The trial results show that “booster vaccinations could play an important role in sustaining pandemic containment and a return to normalcy,” BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said.

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE said a booster shot of their Covid-19 vaccine restored full protection in a large study, results that are likely to bolster the argument for giving a third dose more widely.
 
A booster was 95.6% effective against symptomatic Covid in the study, which followed 10,000 people aged 16 and older, the companies said on Thursday. 
Pfizer shares were 0.9% higher in premarket U.S. trading, with BioNTech gaining 1.3% in Frankfurt.
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First Published: Oct 21 2021 | 4:59 PM IST

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