London: As the world grapples with the pandemic amid the origin of newer and potentially lethal strains, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin has said that the deadly virus is going to stay with us for the next decade at least. In a virtual press conference this week, Sahin spoke about the potential virus deadline when asked when […]
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Pfizer, BioNTech start late stage clinical trial of Covid vaccine
New York: US-based Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech have announced the start of a late stage clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by the two companies. The Phase 2/3 study will involve up to 30,000 participants between 18 and 85 years of age, the two companies said on Monday. The vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, […]
US hands Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95b order for 100m Covid vaccines
New York: The US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion for 100 million doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, the two companies said on Wednesday. The doses of the vaccine, BNT162, will be obtained after Pfizer successfully manufactures and obtains approval or emergency use authorisation from the US […]