Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine 95% effective in final trials with no safety concerns

American drug giant Pfizer on Wednesday said that final results from the late-stage trial of its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 95 per cent effective and had no serious side effects on older people. The findings are based on two doses given to more than 41,000 people around the world, said the US drugmaker […]

Keeping Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at low temperatures will be challenging for India: AIIMS Director

Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi (AIIMS), Delhi on Wednesday said the results of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine phase III trials are very encouraging but preserving it at very low temperatures, -70 degree C, will be a challenge for India and other nations, especially in rural areas. Speaking to ANI, Guleria […]

Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine more than 90 pc effective in first analysis

The coronavirus vaccine developed by drug giant American Pfizer and German biotechnology firm BioNTech was more than 90 per cent effective at protecting people from infection as compared to placebo saline shot, according to an analysis. The analysis was conducted by an independent data monitoring committee that met Sunday. “I would say it is a […]