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Israel allows COVID-19 shots for youngest children

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 09:31 AM

Israel's health ministry approved Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccinations for its youngest children, an official said Tuesday, mirroring a move by the US to allow mRNA shots for those over six months old. Read more »

PH receives another batch of Pfizer vaccines from US

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 01:00 AM

The Philippines received a fresh supply of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday night. Read more »

EU watchdog reviews Pfizer jab adapted for omicron

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 03:24 PM

Europe's medicines watchdog has started to review an adapted version of Pfizer's anti-COVID jab to better protect against variants of the virus. Read more »

Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to poorest countries

Ali Bekhtaoui with Issam Ahmed in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 06:48 AM

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world's poorest countries, as part of a new initiative announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Read more »

Pfizer COVID jab for under-fives effective with 3 doses

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 10:45 AM

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine is safe and effective when given as 3 doses to children under 5 years, the companies said. Read more »

Pfizer Q1 revenues jump 77 pct to $25.7-B on vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 08:21 PM

Pfizer, which has shipped some 3.4 billion doses of vaccine to 179 countries, has won regulatory approval for its shot in most age groups. Read more »

Higit 460k doses ng Pfizer vaccine dumating sa Pilipinas

Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 01:00 AM

Bahagi ito ng 499,200 doses ng Pfizer vaccines na binili ng pamahalaan ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng World Bank. Read more »

Pfizer eyes COVID jab for all variants before 2023

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 15 08:17 AM

A COVID-19 vaccine effective against multiple variants is possible before the end of 2022, the head of US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said Wednesday. Read more »

Experts on yearly COVID vaccination: Not so fast

Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News
Posted at Mar 31 01:25 PM

The vaccines’ protection against COVID infection generally wanes within several months in all age groups. Read more »

2nd vaccine booster significantly lowers COVID death rate: study

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 29 12:11 PM

Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine had a 78 percent lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got one only, a study from Israel showed. Read more »

Pfizer's COVID cash pile opens opportunities for deals

Manas Mishra, Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 08:16 AM

Investors on Tuesday hope to learn Pfizer Inc's plans for what could be a once-in-a-generation cash infusion from COVID-19 treatments and vaccines in 2022, with some looking for the drugmaker to spend on deals. Read more »

Pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa edad 5-11 umarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 09:41 PM

Umarangkada ngayong Lunes ang pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa mga batang may edad 5 hanggang 11. Read more »

Higit 450,000 doses ng Pfizer vaccine dumating na

Wheng Hidalgo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 11:07 PM

Dumating sa Pilipinas Miyerkoles ng gabi ang mahigit 450,000 na doses ng Pfizer vaccine na binili ng gobyerno. Read more »

S. Korea to deploy Pfizer COVID pills as omicron spreads

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:38 PM

South Korea will begin treating COVID-19 patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills as concern mounts over the spread of the Omicron variant. Read more »

COVID drug bexovid for mild, moderate cases: FDA

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 02:15 PM

The public may access COVID-19 treatment drug bexovid, the generic version of Pfizer's Paxlovid, through the Department of Health and a prescription of their doctor, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Read more »

PH eyes vaccination of kids 5 to 11 early next month

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 02:51 PM

The Philippines is eyeing to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shots to children 5 to 11 years old by early next month, an official said Friday. Read more »

CDC advisory panel in favor of Pfizer vaccine booster for ages 12 to 15

Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 08:57 AM

A panel of outside experts advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted to recommend booster shots of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine be made available to 12- to 15-year-olds. Read more »

Sinovac COVID-19 shot with Pfizer booster less effective vs Omicron: study

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 06:29 AM

Sinovac's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine followed by a booster Pfizer-BioNTech shot showed a lower immune response against the Omicron variant compared with other strains. Read more »

Mahigit 300-K Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine na binili ng pamahalaan, dumating na

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 11:15 PM

Dumating na ang karagdagang 367,380 doses ng COVID-19 vaccines, Martes ng gabi. Read more »

Vaccine rollout for kids aged 5-11 may start Jan - FDA

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 11:55 AM

The Philippines may begin administering COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 in January, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Read more »