'It's a donation through COVAX,' said a source
The mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna contain genetic instructions for our cells to make the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2, which the virus uses to infect and enter the human cells.
South Korea authorized the use of Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna and Janssen vaccines for people over 18.
The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 has dropped to 64 per cent in Israel, the country's Ministry of Health said.
Prosenjit Datta points to a possible crisis as the government moves to improve supplies of Covid vaccines: inadequate testing facilities to handle those volumes
Delta variant, first detected in India, is driving the current third wave in South Africa
1st mRNA vax part of US-India pact; no commercial deal yet
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that almost 16 per cent of patients with multiple myeloma developed no detectable antibodies after both vaccine doses.
This study, published on the Lancet pre-print server, means all possible vaccination schedules involving the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines could potentially be used against Covid-19
A single dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine offers around 60 per cent protection against infection
A single dose of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine offers around 60 per cent protection against infection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, in adults aged 65 years and above
A new warning to watch for symptoms of an enlarged heart reported by a fraction of people receiving the Pfizer or Moderna inoculation, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention said.
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Covaxin in trials already, Serum slated to start testing Novavax by July
People who got Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine showed "substantially higher" levels of antibodies compared to those who received China's Sinovac shots, according to a new study.
The Palestinian government on Friday announced cancellation of a deal with Israel relating to the supply of around one million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Thursday people who got the AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose should get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot
The efficacy of the drug was tested on 289 patients hospitalised with severe Covid across 15 locations in Brazil.
Vaccines from Pfizer Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc protect against delta, researchers said Monday
President Joe Biden plans to announce on Thursday that the US will purchase and donate half a billion (50 crore) doses of Pfizer vaccines to 92 low- and lower-middle-income countries