An Australian hospital has apologised after six out of 66 people were given an “ultra-low” dose of Pfizer at the Kippa Ring Vaccination Centre in Brisbane, the Queensland government has announced. Citing an administration error, Queensland Health said it had attempted to contact the 66 people who attended the vaccination centre before 9.30 a.m. on…
US to Deliver Nearly 837,000 Pfizer Vaccines to Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The U.S. government said Wednesday that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as the region with limited resources struggles with a spike in COVID-19 cases amid violent anti-vaccine protests. The Bahamas will receive 397,000 doses followed by Trinidad and Tobago with more than 305,000 doses. Barbados will receive…
Israeli Survey Finds 3rd Pfizer Vaccine Dose Has Similar Side Effects to 2nd
JERUSALEM—Most people who received a third dose of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine felt similar or fewer side effects than they did after receiving the second shot, according to an initial survey in Israel. Israel began offering the booster shots about 10 days ago to people over age 60 as part of efforts to slow the…
Officials Investigate How Fully Vaccinated Aussie Marine Pilot Got CCP Virus
Australian health authorities in the state of Queensland are investigating how a fully vaccinated man in the far north city of Cairns contracted a CCP virus Delta variant that doesn’t cluster with any known strain in Queensland. The man, who works as a marine pilot navigating vessels over the Great Barrier Reef, was fully vaccinated with…
Pfizer and Moderna Will Raise the Price of Their Vaccines After Adaptation to New Variants
By Entrepreneur Staff Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna will increase the price of their respective vaccines after adapting to new variants of the Covid-19 virus. This was confirmed by Clément Beaune, French Secretary of State for European Affairs to the Financial Times, according to El Economista. What will the new prices be? According to the British newspaper,…
Pfizer and Moderna Raise Prices for COVID-19 Vaccines in EU: Financial Times
Pfizer and Moderna have raised the prices of their COVID-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The new price for the Pfizer shot was €19.50 ($23.15) against €15.50 ($18.40) previously, the newspaper said, citing portions of the contracts seen. The price of a Moderna vaccine was $25.50…
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Drops to 84 Percent After Six Months: Study
The effectiveness of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in preventing symptomatic infection drops over 10 percent after six months, the company said Wednesday. The shot, developed in conjunction with Germany’s BioNTech, was 96 percent effective for the two months following the second dose, according to a study from the companies’ scientists. However, the efficacy drops in the…
FDA Asks Pfizer and Moderna to Include More Children in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials: Reports
July 27, 2021
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked Pfizer and Moderna to expand their COVID-19 vaccine trials for 5 to 11-year-olds in an effort to determine whether a rare side effect in the form of heart inflammation is more common among younger groups, according to reports. The FDA has asked the two pharmaceutical companies to…
Pfizer Says US Govt Buying 200 Million More Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
July 23, 2021
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Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech said on Friday the U.S. government had purchased an additional 200 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of doses to be supplied to the country to 500 million. The government has an option to buy an updated version of the vaccine to address potential variants…
Israel Reports 39 Percent Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine in Halting Delta Variant Infections: Reports
Israeli health officials on Thursday reported that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is just 39 percent effective in preventing infections with the more contagious Delta variant, while noting that the vaccine remains highly effective in preventing serious illness and hospitalization, according to reports. New statistics from Israel’s Health Ministry, released Thursday, indicated that the vaccine jointly developed…
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