Covid vaccine supply in India possible only via govt contracts, not private players: Pfizer
Pfizer says it will supply Covid vaccine only through government contracts based on agreements with respective government authorities .
Himani Chandna 16 April, 2021 6:22 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: US pharmaceutical company Pfizer will supply its Covid-19 vaccine only through government contracts and not through private procurement whenever it enters India, ThePrint has learnt.
In an email response, a spokesperson of the pharma giant said: “During this pandemic phase, Pfizer will prioritize supporting governments in their immunization programs and supply the COVID-19 vaccine only through government contracts based on agreements with respective government authorities and following regulatory authorization or approval”
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New Delhi:Â The Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the world. The latest count being more than 13,24,37,230 cases and 28,74,232 deaths.
We highlight some of the important stories from around the world.
A year after the pandemic, Haiti still doesnât have a single vaccine to offer its population of 11 million people. Pfizer has stopped shipments of the coronavirus vaccine to Israel after the country failed to pay for the last 2.5 million doses supplied to it. Authorities in France have opened up an investigation into claims that government ministers have been attending secret dinners in Paris which violated Covid guidelines.
Around 2% of those given Pfizer, Moderna vaccines reported mild allergic reactions: Study
According to the Boston-based study on health care workers, those that did report an adverse reaction recovered without major treatment.
Himani Chandna 10 March, 2021 8:17 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: A little over 2 per cent of people who received the first dose of Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA vaccines reported mild allergic symptoms, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The Boston-based study also found that those who reported adverse reaction recovered without major treatment and the meantime to anaphylaxis onset (developing severe allergic reaction) was 17 minutes.
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Vaccines the new currency in Middle East, cases surge in Africa & other global Covid news
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.
Angana Chakrabarti 22 February, 2021 3:33 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world the latest count being over 11.1 crore cases and more than 2.4 lakh deaths.
Coronavirus vaccines have become the currency of choice in the Middle East. Covid deaths in the US crosses the 5-lakh mark, the highest in the world. And the vaccine programme begins in Australia.