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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

Iran says Pfizer coronavirus vaccine batch expected from US benefactors

Iran has struggled to stem the worst virus outbreak in the Middle East, which has infected over 1.2 million people and killed nearly 55,000

European Union begins Covid-19 vaccinations after clearing Pfizer shot

It will take months to inoculate enough people to have an impact on the spread of the disease

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Is Pandemic the biggest news story ever?

Pope Francis urges nations to share vaccines in his Christmas address, rising demand for Iranian traditional medicine, and other pandemic-related news around the globe

One vaccine side effect: The risk of leaving behind developing economies

As Covid inoculations begin, the economic downturn stands to be reversed, but developing countries are at risk of being left behind

Mexico kicks off Covid vaccination campaign with Pfizer-BioNTech candidate

Mexico has kicked off its vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus, with a vaccine developed by US laboratory Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.

Over 1 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 within 10 days in US

Shots are rolling out from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc., focused at first on hundreds of thousands of health-care workers around the country

Pfizer to supply US with additional 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the US with an additional 100 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under a new agreement