Tag: Pfizer

• Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Pfizer appoints new country manager for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay

  

  Doctor Agustina Ruiz Villamil has been appointed as Pfizer's new Chief Executive Officer for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to replace Nicolá Vaquer, who was the laboratory's chief during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing negotiations for the purchase of vaccines.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:13 UTC

  Salinas said Uruguay has enough supply of the Pfizer vaccine

  

  Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday announced that additional vaccination centers would be opened for the administration of booster doses of the COVID-19 immunizer.

• Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Pfizer files for clearance to use booster dose on children aged 5 to 11

  

  US pharmaceutical company Pfizer has filed a request before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week for an emergency clearance to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 with a 10-microgram booster dose against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Moderna sues Pfizer/Biontech over Covid-19 vax patent

  

  US pharmaceutical company Moderna Friday sued Pfizer / BioNTech over patent ownership infringement regarding the COVID-19 RNA vaccine

• Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:29 UTC

  Anvisa still waiting for Pfizer's reply regarding their covid-19 vaccine

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has requested some additional information from Wyeth/Pfizer regarding booster doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents and is still waiting for a reply, Agencia Brasil reported Friday.

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 20:46 UTC

  Brazil issues guidelines for people vaccinated against COVID-19 with Janssen

  

  Brazilian health authorities Thursday launched a campaign explaining the proper use and handling of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine and the number of booster doses recommended for this specific drug.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 08:38 UTC

  PAHO supports Uruguayan Health Ministry in vax judicial ruling

  

  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has sent a letter of support to Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas after a judge ordered all vaccination of children under 13 years of age against COVID-19 be halted in the country.

• Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Demonstration against Pfizer vaccines staged in Montevideo amidst court hearing

  

  A group of Uruguayan anti-vaccine protesters gathered Wednesday at the courthouse doorstep in support of Surrogate Judge Alejandro Recarey's decision earlier this week to request information from the Health Ministry (MSP) and the Pfizer laboratory regarding anti-COVID-19 vaccines.

• Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguayan judge demands explanations regarding Pfizer's COVID-19 vax

  

  An Uruguayan court has ruled that the national government and the laboratory Pfizer must disclose during a hearing this coming Wednesday the exact components of the COVID-19 vaccine of that brand which is widely used throughout the country.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  COVID-19 booster shots are better if specific brands are used

  

  According to a study released Tuesday by Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), patients who have taken the two-shot scheme of CoronaVac's drug would be better off if they receive a booster injection of the Pfizer vaccine.