Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

Technicians work at Healthcare Maintenance Organisation (HMO) Maccabi's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) public laboratory, performing diverse and numerous tests, in Rehovot, Israel February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid sickness dropped 95.8% after both Pfizer shots: Israeli Health Ministry

"The vaccine was also 98% effective in preventing fever or breathing problems and 98.9% effective in preventing hospitalizations and death"

Pfizer promises to double supply as Biden pushes for quicker vaccine rollout
Coronavirus chronicle

Pfizer promises to double supply as Biden pushes for quicker vaccine rollout

A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus Covid-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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Researchers urge delay in administering Pfizer vaccine's second dose, cite strong data

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Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection

Soldiers unload medical supplies and doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, at the air force base in Apodaca, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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Mexico gets AstraZeneca doses from India, expects more Pfizer

A woman reacts while receiving a vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as Israel continues its national vaccination drive, in East Jerusalem December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad//File Photo
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Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic Covid-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine

The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is pictured at the French company's headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, France, April 22, 2020. REUTERSCharles Platiau
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis to help make Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 vaccine

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UK doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer vaccine doses

Pfizer's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

Pfizer offers 40m Covid shots to poorer countries at cost

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab which was isolated from a patient in the US. Photo: Reuters
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Pfizer vaccine likely works against UK variant: Studies

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. Photo: Collected
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New York governor asks Pfizer to directly sell Covid-19 vaccine doses

Pharmacist Susanne Wohlgemuth prepares Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccinations at the Haus an der Linde nursing home in Lichtentanne, Saxony, Germany December 27, 2020, the day when the country starts its vaccination programme. Hendrik Schmidt/Pool via Reuters
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Norway to investigate 23 deaths in frail elderly patients after vaccination

A nurse draws the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Holon, Israel. Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
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Israeli economic outlook boosted by fast vaccination drive