Tag: Pfizer
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NAFDAC approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. Before now, Nigeria procured Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which is being administered across the country currently to check the spread of coronavirus. Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this on Friday at a news conference in…
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Pfizer/BioNTech confirm extra 100m vaccine doses to EU in 2021
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE announced on Monday they would supply an additional 100 million doses of COMIRNATY, the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine, to the 27 European Union member states in 2021. The agreement followed the European Commission’s decision to exercise its option to purchase an additional 100 million doses under its expanded advanced purchase agreement,…
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My Vaccination Story – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene It wasn’t planned. I was seeing off my neighbour and friend on Thursday evening when one of the officers of our estate residents’ association called out to me. He was in knickers and shirtsleeves, with his right hand clutching his left shoulder. “I’ve just been vaccinated,” he said. “Would you like me to…
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Why Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrival is delayed – FG
Nigeria says the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and logistics due to no fault of Nigeria.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday, said the issue of vaccine was a serious one to government which…
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More European Countries Begin Covid 19 Vaccination
More European Union (EU) nations have kick-start mass Covid-19 vaccinations geared towards putting an end to the global pandemic. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reported days ago that outside the EU, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Serbia have already started the inoculations against the Pandemic. European Union member states, including France, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Spain have since…
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UK approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use from next week
The United Kingdom (UK) regulator, the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted a temporary authorization for emergency use for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine produced by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech. This constitutes the first Emergency Use Authorization following a worldwide Phase 3 trial of the vaccine to help fight the pandemic. Pfizer and…
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek EU’s conditional approval for COVID-19 vaccines
Pfizer and BioNTech said they had submitted their COVID-19 vaccine to the European Medicines Agency for conditional approval. The companies said this in a statement on Tuesday, aiming to make their drug available in Europe by the end of the year. The partners, a U.S. pharma giant and a small German biotechnology firm specialising in…