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Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Vaccine manufacturers start trials of Omicron variant jab

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/26/22

Pfizer/BioNTech announced that they had already started the production of an Omicron-adapted vaccine that will be ready for commercialization in March

HANDOUT - 08 January 2021, Belgium, Brüssel: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference on the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech. Photo: Etienne Ansotte/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

EU doubles vaccine order, allows extra dose from vial

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/8/21

EU states are hoping that vaccinating enough of the population will ensure herd immunity, though the exact target rate differs from country to country. For example, France is aiming for 60%, and…

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Alaska health care worker hospitalized over presumed vaccine reaction

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/20

The health worker's allergic reaction comes after two health workers in Britain also suffered from adverse reactions.

15 December 2020, US, Ann Arbor: Health care workers receive the Pfizer Inc./BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Michigan Medicine. Photo: Dominick Sokotoff/ZUMA Wire/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU decision on vaccines brought forward after calls for haste

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

The European Commission would have to give final approval to any EMA recommendation, though that is generally considered a formality.

08 December 2020, Northern Ireland, Belfast: A person holds a phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine ahead of being administered at the Royal Victoria Hospital on the first day of the largest immunisation programme in the UK's history. Photo: Liam Mcburney/PA Wire/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU agency says Covid-19 vaccine approval goes as quickly as possible

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/14/20

Unlike the US and Britain, the EU does not grant emergency authorization for vaccines, meaning they must pass the usual tests.

19 November 2020, Spain, Malaga: A man walks past the Pfizer pharmaceutical company headquarters in Malaga. Photo: Álex Zea/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Britain green-lights Pfizer vaccine in Covid-19 breakthrough

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/2/20

The go-ahead from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) paves the way for Pfizer and BioNTech to begin delivering doses "immediately" to the country.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Pfizer and BioNTech apply for EU approval of Covid-19 vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/1/20

This puts the companies neck and neck with US firm Moderna, which also applied to the EU regulator for the conditional approval of its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

AstraZeneca and Oxford say Covid-19 vaccine 70% effective

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/20

US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have announced that their drug is 95% effective, and that there were no safety concerns.