Pfizer (PFE.N)and partner BioNTech (22UAy.DE) plan to ask U.S. and European regulators within weeks to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, based on evidence of greater risk of infection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Pfizer Marathon kicks off in Akkar, Baalbek-Hermel, Bekaa
The Pfizer Vaccine Marathon, organized by the Ministry of Public Health, kicked off this morning for residents of Akkar, Baalbek-Hermel, and the Bekaa, where those aged over 60 will be able to receive a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
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The arrival of a twelfth shipment of Pfizer vaccine
The Ministry of Public Health announced this afternoon the arrival of the twelfth shipment of Pfizer vaccine to Lebanon, containing 29,250 vaccine doses. Thus, Lebanon has so far received 469,170 vaccines from Pfizer. The Ministry stated that details of the daily and cumulative numbers of those who have received the vaccine are published in its...
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France to mix vaccine doses in response to concerns over AstraZeneca jab
France will give the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine as a second dose to people aged under 55 who have already received a first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, as part of its response to concerns about rare blood clotting incidents. The decision was announced on Friday after a recommendation from the Haute Autorité de Santé,...
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The arrival of the eighth shipment of Pfizer vaccine
The Ministry of Public Health announced this afternoon the arrival of the eighth shipment of Pfizer vaccine to Lebanon, containing 46,800 vaccines. Lebanon has so far received 297,180 vaccines from Pfizer, the Ministry said. MoPH also reminded that the detailed number of those who have received the vaccine is published daily in its updated report...
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Health Ministry: Sixth shipment of Pfizer vaccine to arrive this afternoon
The Ministry of Public Health announced today that the sixth shipment of Pfizer vaccine will arrive to Lebanon this afternoon, containing 53,820 vaccines. Lebanon has so far received 224,640 vaccines from Pfizer, the Ministry added. Meanwhile, it reminded me that the detailed number of those who have received the vaccine is published daily in MoPH’s...
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North Korea Tried to Hack Pfizer for Vaccine Data, Seoul Says
North Korea attempted to hack Pfizer Inc. for information on its Covid-19 vaccine and treatments, South Korean lawmakers said Tuesday after a briefing by the country’s spy agency. Microsoft Corp. said in November hackers from North Korea, as well as Russia, had targeted seven prominent companies working on the Covid-19 vaccine and treatment research. Pfizer...
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Lebanon to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses today
Lebanon is expected to receive this afternoon about 28,500 of the Pfizer vaccine doses, in a move by the Lebanese government to curb the Corona outbreak. In this context, the Ministry of Public Health announced Saturday afternoon that the first doses of Pfizer vaccines will arrive at Beirut International Airport at 4:30 p.m., coming from...
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Pfizer vaccine only slightly less effective against key South African mutations – study
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to lose only a small bit of effectiveness against an engineered virus with three key mutations from the new coronavirus variant found in South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the U.S. drugmaker. The study by Pfizer and scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch...
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Italy to take legal action on COVID vaccine delays to get doses
Italy will take legal action and step up pressure in Brussels against Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca over delays in deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines with a view to securing agreed supplies, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday. The aim was to get the companies to meet the vaccine volumes they had promised and not...