Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

US backs Pfizer's low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids, FDA approval expected soon

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine's benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group outweigh any potential risks including a heart-related side effect that's been very rare in teens and young adults despite their use of a much higher shot dose.

Oct 27, 2021, 10:17 AM IST

COVID-19: European Union starts mass vaccination campaign with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

The European Union started the mass vaccination campaign on Sunday

Dec 27, 2020, 16:27 PM IST

90-year-old British grandmother becomes first person to receive Pfizer anti-COVID jab in 'landmark moment'

Maggie is among the first set of people contacted in advance by the NHS for the jab based on a pre-determined health risk criteria and will include 87-year-old British Indian grandfather of nine Hari Shukla, who will get his first dose at a hospital in Newcastle.

Dec 08, 2020, 14:01 PM IST