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Pfizer-BioNTech shot may neutralise mutating coronavirus, study shows

The new research tested all 10 mutations located on the virus's spike protein, which helps it bind to cells in the host

Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in Covid-19 vaccine blitz

Proponents say the deal could allow Israel to become the first country to vaccinate most of its population, while providing valuable research that could help the rest of the world

Lebanon inks final deal for 2.1 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Lebanon's caretaker health minister signed a final deal on Sunday to secure 2.1 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine as the country battles a steep rise in infections

China slams US media silence over Pfizer vaccine deaths in Norway

China has slammed the US media for its silence over the deaths of 23 Norwegian elderly patients

Pfizer compiling data to answer DCGI queries on coronavirus vaccine

Drug major clarifies it could not present itself before the SEC because of short notice and time zone issues

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may vanquish Covid today, cancer tomorrow

Ordinary vaccines tend to be inactivated or weakened viruses which, when injected into the body, stimulate an immune response that can later protect against the live pathogen

Pfizer vaccine may protect against UK variant of coronavirus, study claims

When the researchers tested the sera of 20 participants who received vaccine they found that it could act against the engineered coronavirus variants

Pfizer study suggests its vaccine works against new coronavirus variant

New research suggests that Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa

4,400 adverse events reported in US after receiving Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Nearly 4,400 adverse events were reported after people received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the US, with 21 cases determined to be anaphylaxis, according to CDC

Free vaccines may require states to spend a third of their health Budget

While Covishield could erode a third of states' health bill if they bear the full cost, approval of the Pfizer jab would double the health spend

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Lockdowns ravage Goa tourism economy

Experts assure safety of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, documents needed for Co-Win app, research on Neanderthal gene, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Cold supply chain challenge a big hurdle for equitable Covid-19 vaccination

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are a great start that should be celebrated, but they rely on a complicated supply chain of freezers and temperature-controlled shipping methods

Govt ready to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency nod: Health secy

Health personnel succh as doctors and nurses and frontline workers such as police personnel, home guards won't have to register themselves online to get the vaccine

Vaccine firms Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute patch up after war of words

Adar Poonawalla and Krishna Ella issue joint statement saying they would work together to roll out Covid-19 vaccine

WHO nod for Pfizer Covid vaccine may allow better access to poor nations

Every country that has a drug regulatory agency will have to issue its own approval for any Covid-19 vaccine, but countries with weak systems usually rely on WHO to vet the shots

Drugmakers to hike prices for 2021 as Covid pressure puts revenues at risk

Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc plan to raise US prices on more than 300 drugs in the United States on Jan 1

WHO clears Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization says it has cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

India's Covid vaccine hope rolls over to 2021; panel to meet again on Jan 1

Sources close to the development said the expert committee sought more information from Serum Institute regarding the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Drug regulator to meet again on Jan 1 to discuss AstraZeneca vaccine

India is also considering emergency-use authorisation applications for vaccines made by Pfizer Inc with Germany's BioNTech, and by India's Bharat Biotech

Eight German elderly workers mistakenly overdosed on Pfizer Covid vaccine

Eight elderly workers at a German care home were mistakenly injected with five times the recommended dose of the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine, local authorities said