Medicine & TechnologyPfizer-BioNTech's Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports, has one big weakness and that's the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA-1273, specifically its less cooling requirement.
Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral drug may be available by the end of this year. The drug may stop COVID-19 from reproducing in the patient's nose, throat, and lungs.
Drug manufacturer, Pfizer Inc. said it has discovered the first confirmed cases of fake versions of COVID-19 vaccines it developed with BioNTech SE in Mexico and Poland.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine is likely needed within 12 months to get fully vaccinated. He added that annual revaccination might be needed, like flu shots.
Pfizer has asked the FDA for an amendment to its emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine to expand its use in individuals aged 12 to 15 in the United States.
Pfizer announced that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed a 100-percent efficacy and is well-tolerated in younger people whose ages range between 12 and 15 years.
The Navajo Nation reported early this week that it has zero new COVID-19 cases and deaths in the past 24 hours due to the rollout of an aggressive vaccination campaign.
Most data on Pfizer's efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines have come under controlled conditions in clinical trials. However, a new claims the vaccine is likely a strong protective benefit against infection
Coronavirus vaccines involving two shots may not cover you until a week or two after the second dose. Here's what happens if you miss or postpone the second jab.
Developers of vaccines usually combine two vaccines to fight the same pathogen, and the study investigators are keen to apply the same strategy of having two COVID-19 vaccines combined.
Israel, who vaccinated a larger share of its population than any other country, warned the first Pfizer vaccine dose seems "less effective" than expected.
30 incidents of deaths among nursing home residents in Norway were not necessarily because of the Pfizer vaccine. Experts say it could be due to ancient age, and they're frail.
An early study shows that the COVID-19 vaccine of Pfizer works against a key mutation detected in variants of the virus in the United Kingdom and South Africa, which are spreading faster compared to the original strain.