Tag: Pfizer-BioNTech

• Saturday, February 6th 2021 - 08:54 UTC

  Chile speeding up its vaccination campaign: 455,000 from critical groups in two days

  

  Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris reported on Friday that 454,155 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country so far, as part of the mass vaccination plan that kicked off on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:28 UTC

  Pfizer-BioNtech promises 75 million more vaccines to EU in 2021 second quarter

  

  BioNtech-Pfizer has promised to deliver up to 75 million more coronavirus vaccine doses to the EU in the second quarter of 2021, the company's head Sierk Poetting said in a statement on Monday.

• Sunday, January 24th 2021 - 08:45 UTC

  Uruguay will receive first batches of Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines late February or early March: US$ 120 million investment

  

  Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou announced on Saturday that his government will be purchasing “vaccines for 2,8 million people”, and the first doses are expected in the country in March, with an overall investment of some 120 million dollars.

• Saturday, January 23rd 2021 - 09:47 UTC

  Uruguay acquired Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines; details will be announced Saturday

  

  Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou announced on Friday that a deal for the purchase of Pfizer/BioNTech and China's Sinovac anti Covid-19 vaccines has been reached. No further details were advanced, only that the president will announce details of the operation Saturday midday.

• Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 19:03 UTC

  Biden's agenda, Covid-19 and economic aid, cabinet nominations and Trump's impeachment

  

  President-elect Joe Biden anticipates three main issues of his starting time in office, cabinet nominations, Trump's impeachment proceedings, and coronavirus and economic aid.

• Friday, January 1st 2021 - 22:14 UTC

  WHO issues emergency use validation for the Pfizer vaccines and emphasizes need for equitable global access

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the outbreak began a year ago.

• Tuesday, December 8th 2020 - 14:44 UTC

  British granny 90, first person to receive the Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine: “Go for it”

  

  Ms Margaret Keenan, the 90-year-old grandmother who became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine outside of a trial in Britain on Tuesday, has a message for others: “Go for it” to beat the devastating disease.