Tag: Pfizer

Australia Expects Regulatory Decision on Pfizer for Children Under 12 in January

Australia, quickly becoming one of most-vaccinated nations against COVID-19, has been told by its regulators that its independent decision on whether to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children could come as early as January, officials said on Sunday. Health Minister Greg Hunt said medical regulators are still waiting for more “real-world” health and safety data for…


Cathie Wood Backs Elon Musk’s Stock Sales, Says Tesla Selloff ‘Nothing but a Blip,’ Wouldn’t Buy Rivian at Current Levels

Tesla Inc. bull Cathie Wood on Wednesday reiterated her $3,000 price target for the electric vehicle stock for 2025, dubbing the the recent selloff as “nothing but a blip” and said wouldn’t buy just-listed Rivian Autoimotive Inc. What Happened Tesla shares have retreated 13.4 percent in the past five days after CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter…


Actor Matthew McConaughey Says He Opposes COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Children, Needs ‘More Information’ About Shots

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey says he is against COVID-19 vaccine mandates for children and will not be forcing his own kids to get the shot until he has “more information” about them. The 52-year-old actor is married to Brazilian-American model and designer Camila Alves and the couple share sons Levi, 13, and Livingston, 8, and daughter…


900,000 Children 5-11 Have Gotten Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine: White House

The rollout of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young children is going well, with over 1.6 million either getting it already or scheduled to get it, Biden administration officials said in a virtual press briefing on Wednesday. Over 900,000 children between the ages of 5 and 11 will have gotten a shot of the vaccine by the end…


Australian Medicines Regulator Requests Information From Pfizer After ‘Falsified Data’ Allegation

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australia’s medicines regulator, has sought more information from Pfizer after a respected medical journal alleged serious problems with its vaccine safety trials in the United States. The British Medical Journal’s report published on Nov. 2 is based on the allegations of a former employee of Texas-based Ventavia Research Group, a contractor…


Australia Expected to Approve Pfizer for Children Under 12 by 2022

Australia is expected to approve Pfizer vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 by the end of 2021, according to Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly. “The TGA has received their advice from Pfizer. In terms of an application for that age group, they are going through that process,” Kelly told the ABC on Tuesday. “That…


Pfizer Asks US Regulators to Authorize COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for All Adults

Pfizer wants clearance for booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine for all American adults, the company announced Tuesday. Rebuffed in September by experts on a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine advisory panel, the company is trying again, pointing to data from a recent trial examining the safety and efficacy of boosters in a more…


Will Pfizer Outgun Merck With Oral COVID-19 Pill?

Merck Inc. is locking horns with peer Pfizer Inc. in what could be termed as the battle supremacy in the COVID-19 treatment market. The stakes are high, with an effective treatment for the disease potentially entering the arena in addition to the vaccines that are already on the market. Pfizer Dips Into COVID-19 Treatment Arena…


Effectiveness of 2 of 3 COVID-19 Vaccines Used in US Drops Below 50 Percent: Study

The effectiveness of the three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States has declined in recent months, with protection against infection falling under 50 percent for two of them, according to a new study. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine dropped from 89.2 percent in March to 58 percent in September, researchers found. During the same period of…


Effectiveness of 2 of 3 COVID-19 Vaccines Used in US Drops Below 50 Percent After 6 Months: Study

The effectiveness of the three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States has declined in recent months, with protection against infection falling under 50 percent for two of them after six months, according to a new study. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine dropped from 89.2 percent in March to 58 percent in September, researchers found. During the…