BioNTech lowers Covid-19 vaccine’s sales forecast
BERLIN, Nov 7 — German vaccine maker BioNTech lowered its 2023 sales forecast for its Covid-19 vaccine yesterday to around €4 billion (RM19.94 billion). In...
EU okays Pfizer US$43 bln Seagen buy
BRUSSELS, Oct 20 — United States (US) pharmaceutical company Pfizer gained unconditional EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its proposed US$43 billion (RM205 billion) acquisition...
China in talks with Pfizer for generic Covid drug — Sources
HONG KONG/BEIJING, Jan 7 — China is in talks with Pfizer Inc to secure a licence that will allow domestic drugmakers to manufacture and distribute...
Moderna sues Pfizer, Biontech for patent infringement of Covid-19 vaccine technology
ANKARA, Aug 27 — US biotechnology firm Moderna is suing rivals Pfizer and BioNTech for infringing patents central to its Covid-19 vaccine technology. In the...
Pfizer says Covid-19 shot 80 pct effective in young children
LOS ANGELES, May 24 — Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said Monday that preliminary clinical data showed their three-dose Covid-19 vaccine regimen was 80...
Pfizer says Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent infection of household members
REUTERS, April 30 — Pfizer Inc on Friday said a large trial found that its Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid was not effective at preventing...
Experts tell parents to worry about effects of Covid-19, not vaccine, on their children
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The wait and see stance taken by many parents on the vaccination of children aged between five and 11 will...
Hesitant parents urged to take children for health checks before getting Covid-19 jab
By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, Jan 31 — Parents who are hesitant in allowing their children to receive the Covid-19 vaccines are advised to take...
Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted Covid vaccine
NEW YORK, Jan 26 — Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Tuesday they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their...
Don’t delay vaccinating children against Covid-19 – Medical experts
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The vaccination programme for children aged five to 11 is expected to start soon now that Malaysia’s Drug Control Authority...
Covid-19: Pfizer’s vaccine children gets conditional approval, Cansino as booster dose for adults
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Covid-19 Comirnaty vaccine manufactured by Pfizer has been given conditional approval for the immunisation of children aged between five...
Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill can be used by EU states: Regulator
ANKARA, Dec 17 — An experimental pill developed by Pfizer to treat Covid-19 can be used in European Union (EU) countries even though its full...