Pfizer Says Corona Vaccine Needs Fourth Dose
The 4th dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be needed, Pfizer’s CEO says, but the company is working on a shot to handle all variants. To help fend off another wave of Covid-19, people will need a...
March 15, 20221166Category: Coronavirus
'Pfizer's' Effectiveness Against 'Omicron' Dropped To 12 Percent In Children
New York state health officials report that they have discovered that the effectiveness of two doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine against children between the ages of 5 and 11 has declined to a le...
March 03, 2022241Category: Health
Queries Barrage On Minister Over Covid; Details Sought On Vaccine Imports
MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri has forwarded queries to Minister of Health Dr Khalid Al-Saeed about coronavirus as follows:
■ If vaccination against the virus is compulsory;
■ If his ministry asked t...
February 05, 2022222Category: Kuwait
Pfizer, Moderna Boosters Up To 90% Effective Against Omicron: CDC
Three US studies offer more evidence that third dose of COVID vaccine is highly effective against Omicron
Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have proven highly effective at pre...
January 24, 2022267Category: Coronavirus
Pfizer Recipients Advised To Get Booster Five Months After Second Shot
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine recipients are recommended to get a booster dose five months after their second shot instead of the previously approved six months, said the Centers for Disease Contro...
January 04, 2022673Category: International
Pfizer Tests Show New COVID-19 Antiviral Pills Cut Death Risk By 89%
Pfizer said on Tuesday tests confirm its new COVID antiviral pills, Paxlovid, cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89 per cent for people at high-risk of severe COVID-19 of all variants, includ...
December 14, 2021202Category: Coronavirus
Pfizer Course Has 23% Efficacy Vs. Omicron: S. African Study
A two-shot course of Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine has just 22.5% efficacy against symptomatic infection with the omicron variant, but can thwart severe disease, according to laboratory experiments in S...
December 13, 2021274Category: Coronavirus
Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Pill Cuts Hospitalisations, Death By 89%
Pfizer has said its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cuts risk rates of hospitalisation and death by nearly 90 percent, as drugmakers race to manufacture easy-to-use medication against the cor...
November 07, 2021258Category: Coronavirus
“Oxford” Recipients Will Receive Booster Dose From “Pfizer”
Those who have received the vaccine the “Oxford AstraZeneca” vaccine against Covid-19 will receive the third booster dose from “Pfizer”.
Health sources told Al-Jarida that t...
October 16, 20213738Category: Kuwait
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Works In Kids Ages 5 To 11
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon -- a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
...
September 21, 2021959Category: Coronavirus
FDA Advisers Reject Pfizer ‘s Booster Dose Appliactaion
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday rejected a Pfizer’s application to add a third booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine to the two-dose regimen.
According to CNN, members o...
September 18, 2021891Category: Kuwait
BOOSTER THIRD PFIZER SHOT FOR SOME IN SEPTEMBER; 2.6 MILLION VACCINATED
Kuwait will start administering the booster shot – third dose of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus – for certain groups in September, reports Al-Rai daily. the target groups for the b...
August 14, 20211218Category: Coronavirus
Pfizer To Seek FDA Approval Of A COVID Vaccine Booster Shot
Pfizer and BioNTech announced late Thursday that they have seen encouraging data in the ongoing booster trial of a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine. Initial data from the study demonstrate that a ...
July 10, 2021950Category: Coronavirus
Twenty-fourth Batch Of Pfizer Vaccine To Arrive On Sunday
The Twenty fourth shipment of the Pfizer – Biontech vaccine against Coronavirus, onboard Emirates Airlines is expected to arrive in Kuwait on July, 11, Sunday, at 3 pm.
The shipment will be t...
July 08, 2021553Category: Kuwait
Kuwait Consumes 3.38 Million Pfizer, AstraZeneca Doses
The official spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, has warned of the high rate of admission to hospital wards and intensive care units during the past few weeks, especially of p...
June 29, 2021735Category: Coronavirus
FDA Adds Warning About Rare Heart Inflammation To Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines
The U.S. drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)/BioNTech (22UAy.DE) and Moderna (MRNA.O) COVID vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart ...
June 26, 20214596Category: Coronavirus
Moh Plans To Vaccinate Children With Pfizer
The Ministry of Health (MoH) plans to vaccinate children between the age of 12 to 15 years old with Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19, Al-Rai Daily reported.
This would lead to immunizing children be...
June 03, 2021627Category: Kuwait