EU regulator says Pfizer vaccine should be considered case by case for pregnant women
AMSTERDAM:The European drug regulator on Monday said the use of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by U.S. company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on pregnant women should be considered case by case. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) does not have enough data from the companies’ clinical trials on the potential risks to pregnant women, […]
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort
By MATTHEW PERRONE, MIKE STOBBE and MORRY GASH KALAMAZOO:The first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States headed Sunday from Michigan to distribution centers across the country, with the first shots expected to be given in the coming week to health care workers and at nursing homes. Shipments of the […]
British grandma is first in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial
By Kate Holton LONDON: Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot outside of a trial as Britain began vaccinating its population. An early riser, Keenan received the vaccine at her local hospital in Coventry, central England, on Tuesday morning at 0631 […]
Pfizer CEO sold $5.6 million stock on the day it announced vaccine results
NEW DELHI: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold $ 5.6 million worth of company stock on Monday—the same day it said its and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine was more than 90 per cent effective. Axios reported the same day the Pfizer stock soared almost 8 per cent. As per the Axios report, the stock sale is perfectly […]