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Greece
Bourla Cracked Whip to Push Scientists to Create Coronavirus Vaccine in Record Time
During the depths of the pandemic this year, when lockdowns and shutdowns were being imposed across the world in the desperate fight against the coronavirus, the situation seemed about as bleak as it could possibly be.
In the dark days...
Greek News
Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus Vaccine Cleared for Use by FDA
In triumphal news after a punishing year which unfolded with the coronavirus pandemic resulting in one medical, sociological and economic crisis after another worldwide, the vaccine produced by the American firm Pfizer and the German company BioNTech cleared the...
Greek News
United States Eagerly Awaiting FDA Approval for Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus Vaccine
After a year of almost unrelentingly negative news, with widespread social unrest and economic ramifications which affected the entire world, the US Food and Drug Administration was on the cusp of approving a coronavirus vaccine on Thursday.
Demonstrating 95% efficacy...
Business
“Nation State” Hackers Try to Disrupt Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution
Adding to all of the uncertainty and hardship that the world has had to deal with since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it now appears that a malicious nation state is attempting to hack the supply chain of...
Business
Airlines Begin Delivering Vaccine Pending Approval; UK May Greenlight Shots Soon
The campaign to get a coronavirus vaccine distributed around the nation and the world has begun with both American and United Airlines flights landing in South America as part of a test run late last week.
According to industry sources,...
Greek News
Pfizer, BioNTech Submit Emergency Vaccine Authorization Request to FDA
Allowing the world to breathe a sigh of relief after the numbing drumbeat of bad news in 2020, pharmacological companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Friday that they have submitted a request for emergency authorization to begin distributing a...
Greece
Foundation Donates Ultracold Freezers to Greek Health System for Vaccine Storage
A total of fourteen ultra-cold freezers will be donated by the Bodossaki Foundation to the nation of Greece for the storage of the coronavirus vaccine when it is delivered, according to the Foundaiton's announcement on Thursday.
The freezers are needed...
Europe
EU to Purchase 300 Million Doses of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
The European Commission announced that they will sign a deal to purchase up to 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech on Wednesday.
This comes after early data from...
Greek News
Thessaloniki Native, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourlas Says Coronavirus Vaccine Progressing
Thessaloniki native Albert Bourlas, who originally studied as a veterinary doctor in Greece, is now spearheading the fight to produce a coronavirus vaccine for Pfizer, the American multinational pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City.
One of the world's largest pharmaceutical...