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Merck Finds Covid Pill is Less Effective Than Previously Estimated
German pharmaceutical company Merck said on Friday that its anti-Covid pill was found to be 20% less effective in a final analysis of a clinical trial.
The drug, called molnupiravir, was initially estimated to cut the risk of hospitalization and...
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Pfizer’s Long-Term Study: Covid-19 Vaccine 100% Effective in Adolescents
The first long-term study of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is out -- and the results show that the shot is 100% effective against the coronavirus in those 12 to 15 years of age, it was announced on Monday.
Officials from Pfizer...
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US Government Pays $5.29 Billion to Pfizer for Anti-Covid Pills
The pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer has signed a $5.3 billion deal with the United States government to supply its anti-Covid Paxlovid pills to the American people, according to a statement released by the company on Thursday.
This is enough to supply...
Medicine
Pfizer Asks for US Authorization for Antiviral Covid Pill
Pfizer announced on Tuesday that it has filed for U.S. authorization of the company's new antiviral Covid-19 pill.
The pill, called Paxlovid, has yielded impressive results in clinical trials, reducing hospitalization or death by 89%. If approved, the drug could...
Health
Pfizer Allows Generic Anti-Covid Pill Manufacture, Waives Royalties
The Pfizer corporation announced on Tuesday that its officials had inked a licensing agreement which will enable less wealthy nations to distribute its antiviral drug Paxlovid in the form of generic anti-Covid pills.
Pfizer, based out of New York City,...
Medicine
Pfizer CEO Says Spreading False Information About Vaccine is “Criminal”
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla stated on Tuesday that people who propagate false information about Covid-19 vaccines are "criminals" responsible for the deaths of unvaccinated people.
Bourla made his unusually forceful statements at an event held by the Atlantic Council think-tank. The...
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Bourla Says Pfizer’s Anti-Covid Pill “Will Save Millions of Lives”
Pfizer's brand-new anti-Covid pill called "Paxlovid" reduces hospitalization and death risk by 89%, the company states as it readies to place the results of its studies before the FDA by the end of November.
Taking the pills developed by Pfizer...
Medicine
CDC Approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine for Children, Rollout Begins
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to 11 on Tuesday, the final step needed to begin the vaccine rollout for eligible kids.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky announced that the...
Medicine
CDC Expected to Approve COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids 5 to 11 This Week
The White House announced on Monday that they are expecting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to approve Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine this week in what will be the final approval before the vaccine receives its rollout for...
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FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine for Children 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in children 5 to 11 on Friday. The approval comes after the FDA's vaccine advisory panel recommended that they authorize the vaccine for children earlier this week.
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