Britain has almost stopped giving out the Pfizer Covid vaccine to new patients so it can save supplies for second doses, official data suggests. The NHS appears to now be rationing the jab, which was used to kick off the rollout in December, and only used it for one in 10 new patients in the … Read more
The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant (pictured) than first feared The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant than first feared, research suggests. An Oxford University study found its vaccine and the jab made by Pfizer perform just as well against … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers 97% protection and it shows 94% effectiveness against asymptomatic infections, Israel study finds Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine prevented 97% of symptomatic cases, hospitalizations and deaths It was also 94% effective at blocking asymptomatic cases of infection The results were announced by the health ministry in Israel, … Read more
Tennessee nurse faints live on air minutes after getting Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine – but she says it’s down to a condition that causes her to collapse when she feels pain Nurse Tiffany Dover fainted on TV 17 minutes after receiving the vaccine She was talking about why it was important for healthcare workers to receive … Read more
FDA reveals vials of Pfizer’s vaccine contain extra doses that could be given to 6.86 million Americans by Christmas Pharmacists across the U.S. have discovered vials of Pfizer’s coronavirus shot contain up to 40% more vaccine than expected Many vials have enough of the scarce vaccine to give six or seven doses, instead of the … Read more
The head of Operation Warp Speed says the US government is currently in talks to purchase more doses of Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine for Americans. Currently, the US has plans to receive 100 million doses of the vaccines – enough to inoculate 50 million people – from the New York-based drug company. However, a recent … Read more
Nearly three people will be vaccinated during the first rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine in the US. During a press briefing of the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed on Wednesday, officials said 636 locations, mostly large health-care systems with enough storage capacity, will be receiving the jabs. According to chief operating officer Gen Gustave Perna, … Read more
BREAKING: Canada becomes second country to approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine a week after the UK gave the shot the greenlight – but the US FDA won’t authorize it for at least another day On Wednesday, Health Canada approved the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE The government is set … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump’s officials TURNED DOWN offer of more doses of Pfizer’s breakthrough vaccine on top of shots for 50 million – and now might not get any extra supplies until JUNE By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com Published: 22:00 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 7 December 2020 … Read more
Kristen Choi (pictured), an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at UCLA said she experienced several side effects after taking the second of two shots of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine including pain at the injection side, headache, nausea and a fever of 104.9F A nurse who took part in Pfizer Inc’s late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial … Read more