Tag: Pfizer

Civil Liberties Group: Approval of Pfizer Covid Vaccine ‘Irresponsible and Deadly’

A civil liberties group has registered a strong objection to the wisdom of the FDA’s approval on Aug. 23 of the two-shot regimen of the Pfizer vaccination for COVID-19, while seeking to protect people’s right to refuse the vaccine. The group points out that more than 3,000 individuals have died in the United States after…


Civil Liberties Group: Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Irresponsible and Deadly’

A civil liberties group has registered a strong objection to the wisdom of the FDA’s approval on Aug. 23 of the two-shot regimen of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, while seeking to protect people’s right to refuse the vaccine. The group points out that more than 3,000 individuals died in the United States after getting the…


FDA Discourages Off-Label Use of FDA-Approved Pfizer Vaccine in Kids

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech should not be prescribed off-label for children under 12, as no data exists on proper dosing or safety in youth, an FDA official said on Monday. Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock told reporters that the federal agency does not believe it would…


FDA Discourages Off-Label Use of FDA-Approved Pfizer Vaccine in Children

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech should not be prescribed off-label for children under 12, as no data exists on proper dosing or safety in youth, an FDA official said on Monday. Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock told reporters that the federal agency does not believe it would…


NYC Mandates Vaccinations for Public School Teachers, Staff

NEW YORK—All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday. The city previously said teachers, like other city employees, would have to get the shots or get tested weekly for the virus. The new policy marks the first no-option vaccination mandate for a…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 23)

U.S. regulator grants full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. It’s the first to get such a clearance. But not everyone agrees with the decision. What are the concerns? Business growth slowing in July as supply chain problems persist and demand cools off. We talk to an American manufacturer. And two vital money-transfer firms have stopped all…


Pfizer to Buy Canadian Drug Developer Trillium in $2.26 Billion Deal

Pfizer has announced plans to acquire Canadian drug developer Trillium Therapeutics Inc. in a $2.26 billion deal meant to boost Pfizer’s arsenal of blood cancer therapies. Under the deal, announced in an Aug. 23 press release, Pfizer will buy all outstanding Trillium shares for $18.50 apiece, representing a 118 percent premium on the stock’s 60-day…


Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Poised to Make Billions on COVID-19 Boosters

Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech alliance could reap billions from COVID-19 booster shots in the coming years, in what analysts and investors say could be a market comparable to the $6 billion in annual sales for flu vaccines. Pfizer, its German partner BioNTech, and Moderna have together locked in over $60 billion in sales of their…


Effectiveness of Some COVID-19 Vaccines Has Dropped Significantly: Study

The effectiveness of the two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines in the United States dropped significantly in July, a new study found. The efficacy of shots from Moderna and Pfizer were highly effective in preventing transmission of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19, between January and June, researchers with the Mayo Clinic and Massachusetts-based nference…


Fully Vaccinated Sydney Man in His 90s Dies From COVID

A Sydney man in his 90s has died from COVID-19 at the Royal North Shore Hospital on Aug. 11 after receiving two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. He was originally diagnosed with COVID on July 31 and was a resident at Wyoming Aged Care in Summer Hill before being transferred to the hospital. Another gentleman…