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EMA approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for young children
PharmaTimes
November 29, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for emergency use of the Comirnaty vaccine in children in October 2021.
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FDA authorises Comirnaty® for emergency use in five to 11 year olds
EuropeanPharmaceuticalReview
November 02, 2021
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the emergency use of the COVID-19 Vaccine Comirnaty® for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children five through 11 years of age.
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Vaxzevria has similar safety profile to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, finds study
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
July 29, 2021
New studies show rates of blood clots were similar following vaccination with Vaxzevria and Comirnaty®, plus rates of rare blood clots are lower after the second Vaxzevria dose.
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COVID-19 vaccines highly effective against hospitalisation by Delta variant
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
June 22, 2021
An analysis shows Comirnaty® and the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca are both over 90 percent effective in preventing hospitalisation from the Delta variant.
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee meeting highlights, June 2021
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
June 17, 2021
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s drug safety committee (PRAC) concluded three safety signal reviews, two for COVID-19 interventions, at its June meeting.
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Comirnaty® COVID-19 vaccine protects against multiple viral variants
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
June 16, 2021
Laboratory study shows the blood sera of people vaccinated against COVID-19 with Comirnaty® can neutralise at least six viral variants including three variants of concern.
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Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine approved for adolescents in the UK
pharmaceutical-technology
June 07, 2021
The approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine COMIRNATY in the UK has been expanded to include individuals between 12 and 15 years of age.
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EMA recommends first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
June 03, 2021
The EMA is recommending that the Comirnaty® COVID-19 vaccine’s indication be extended to include children aged 12 to 15 years.
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EU authorises Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in adolescents
pharmaceutical-technology
May 31, 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech have received expanded Conditional Marketing Authorization (CMA) in the European Union (EU) for their Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, to include people aged 12 to 15 years.
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EC to procure 1.8 billion doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
May 24, 2021
The European Commission (EC) has signed a new contract with BioNTech and Pfizer to procure additional 1.8 billion doses of their Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, between this year end to 2023.