Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

William Shakespeare, first man in the world to received approved COVID-19 vaccine, has passed away at 81. Bill, as he was known, made global headlines on so-called V-Day on December 8 when he received Pfizer/BioNTech jab at the…

Health department in Canada has approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in children aged 12 to 15, making it the first nation to authorise the shot for people under 16. The health ministry on Wednesday stated; After completing a…

Pfizer and BioNTech, makers of COVID-19 vaccine, has on Thursday said their product is effective against coronavirus variants that have emerged in Britain and South Africa. Several new variants — each with a cluster of genetic mutations…

More than 10 million people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, official data showed on Wednesday, but the country remains behind its immunization target. Of 29,380,125 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and…

Iran’s Supreme Leader has banned the purchase of coronavirus vaccines made by United States and United Kingdom companies, limiting the country’s options as it confronts the worst outbreak in the Middle East. According to Bloomberg,…

German company BioNTech has on Friday said a not-yet peer reviewed study shows that its vaccine works against a key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa which experts have said is more contagious than…

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has received a jab of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This was revealed by veteran media personality, Dele Momodu, on Thursday who shared pictures showing Atiku…

A California nurse has tested positive for COVID-19 just eight days after receiving Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Emergency Room (ER) nurse simply identified as Matthew W. received the vaccine on December 18, and took to his Instagram page to…

United Kingdom has approved another COVID-19 vaccine produced through the collaborative effort of Oxford University and AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company. This comes just weeks after the country became the first in the world to start…

Spain will set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus and share it with other European Union member states, although it will not be made public, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Monday. Illa …

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control is expected to give emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccines once they arrive in Nigeria, it has emerged. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye, said this during an…

Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has said that over 100 million Nigerians would have received the COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021. The health agency’s Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu made this known while speaking on Channels…

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received a COVID-19 vaccine live on television in a campaign to boost Americans’ confidence in the jabs. The 78-year-old incoming president got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Christiana Hospital…

Switzerland has authorised Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first approved for use in the country. Drug regulator Swissmedic in a statement on Saturday said; The data available to date showed a comparable high level of efficacy in…

US President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will publicly receive their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a transition official said. He also revealed that US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug…