Letters will be sent to 11.3 million Australian homes before Christmas urging people to get COVID-19 booster shots, Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed. Morrison said the booster program would be essential for the nation to avoid another round of virus infection. “Thanks to the high vaccination rates, we are now reopening. Our economy is strongly…
Prime Minister Sends Letters to Millions of Australians Encouraging COVID-19 Booster Shots
EU Regulator Backs Giving COVID-19 Shots to Children Aged 5 to 11
The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday recommended expanding the use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children from 5 to 11 years old. The decision, announced by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), cited Pfizer’s clinical trial data, which the company says indicates a 90.7 percent efficacy in preventing illness in the age group. “The benefits…
Pfizer Sues Long-Time Employee for Allegedly Downloading Thousands of Company Files Containing Trade Secrets
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Pfizer has sued a former employee for breaching her confidentiality agreement when she allegedly downloaded thousands of the company’s files, some of which contained trade secrets and confidential information, to her personal devices and attempted to “cover her tracks.” In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California,…
The Race Between COVID-19 Pills and Vaccines
News analysis Last week, Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19. Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill has already been approved by Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regularly Agency (MHRA), and the company has also applied for approval with the FDA. With a pandemic that has already killed more…
Pfizer to Ask for Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 12–15
Pfizer and its German partner on Monday said they plan to file for expanded approval from U.S. regulators for their COVID-19 vaccine after a new study indicated the shot remains effective for over four months. Vaccinated children 12 to 15 saw 100 percent effectiveness against COVID-19 in an ongoing clinical trial, Pfizer and BioNTech said…
Facts Matter (Nov. 19): 14 Children Given Incorrect Dose of Vaccine in Antioch; Families Want Flu Shots, Given Pfizer Instead
In California, it was just revealed that 14 children between the ages of 5 and 11 were injected with the wrong dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, earlier Friday, the FDA has effectively side-stepped their own vaccine advisory committee, and they approved both the Pfizer and Moderna booster shots for all adults. And as a…
West Australian Police Officer Told By Doctors She Suffered A Stroke Following Pfizer Jab
A Western Australian (WA) police officer has been admitted to the hospital following an adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine which saw her suffer a stroke caused by blood clots. The officer confirmed in a Facebook post that doctors concluded her transient ischaemic (TIA) attack was an “adverse effect from COVID vaccination.” Currently, the Therapeutic…
Live Q&A: OSHA Suspends Biden Vaccine Mandate; FDA Wants 55 Years to Release Vaccine Approval Data
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it has suspended the Biden vaccine mandate for COVID-19 in both implementation and enforcement for businesses with 100 or more employees. And in other news, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking a court for 55 years to release information on its approval for…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Nov. 18)
The House tees up a vote on Biden’s Build Back Better Bill, the judge for the Kyle Rittenhouse trial opens court with a ban on MSNBC, and the FDA asks for over half a century to release all of the data on Pfizer’s vaccine.
Pfizer Secures $5 Billion From US Government for 10 Million Courses of COVID-19 Pill
U.S. government officials have reached an agreement with Pfizer that secures 10 million courses of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 pill. The government is paying $5.3 billion, or $529 a course for the pill. The price is due to the “high committed volume of treatment courses being purchased through 2022,” with similar agreements reached with several other…
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