EU recommends Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-15 yr olds
World | May 29, 2021 9:56 ISTThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.
Pfizer is ready to offer 5 crore doses to India between July and October this year and has sought certain relaxations.
Germany will start vaccination children over the age of 12 against Covid-19 from June 7.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met influential American lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties on Thursday and discussed developments pertaining to Quad and the cooperation on vaccines with them.
Member (Health) in NiTi Aayog, Dr Vinod K Paul on Thursday addressed seven myths on India's Covid-19 vaccination program. He said these myths are arising due to distorted statements, half-truths, and blatant lies. India is in talk with Pfizer and Moderna for earliest import of vaccine.
Pfizer, which is ready to offer 5 crore doses to India between July and October this year, has sought certain relaxations including indemnification.
The US major has told Indian authorities that its vaccine is suitable for everyone aged 12 years or above and can be stored for a month at 2-8 degrees Celsius, sources had said.
Seeking a fast-track approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, US major Pfizer has told Indian authorities that its jab has shown "high effectiveness" against the SARS-CoV-2 variant prevalent in India and on people of Indian ethnicity or nationality, while it is suitable for everyone aged 12 years or above and can be stored for a month at 2-8 degrees, sources said on Wednesday.
France's government offered strong praise Wednesday to YouTubers and other social media influencers who resisted a mysterious effort to recruit them for a smear campaign to spread disinformation to their millions of young followers about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were first given emergency use nod in December last year in the US. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was granted emergency use authorization in February.
An 81-year-old pensioner in the UK who made history when he became the first man in the world to have the COVID-19 vaccination has died of an unrelated illness, the British media reported on Tuesday.
Moderna has conveyed to Indian authorities that it does not have surplus vaccines to share in 2021.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that US pharmaceutical firms have refused to sell their coronavirus vaccines directly to the national capital. Kejriwal added that Pfizer and Moderna told the Delhi government that will deal with the Centre directly. the Punjab government also made similar claims.
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Monday said it will supply vaccines only to central governments and supranational organisations for deployment in national immunisation programs.
The vaccines were also found to give a similar level of protection against symptomatic disease from the UK variant (B117), the BBC reported on Sunday.
Delay in giving second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by 12 weeks increases antibody response in older people by three-and-a-half times compared to those who receive it at a three-week interval, according to a study conducted in the UK.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the US in the coming week from May 24 to May 28. The official announcement was made by Ministry of External Affairs on Friday.
The United States will share 20 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries, taking the total number of such shots to 80 million.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the coronavirus variant first found in India as a "variant of global concern".It said studies show the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said fully vaccinated people are no longer required to wear masks.
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