Pfizer to supply global fund up to 6 million PAXLOVID treatment courses for low-and-middle-income countries
On Supt. 22, 2022, Pfizer announced an agreement to supply up to six million treatment courses of its…
Pfizer and BioNTech completed submission to EMA for Omicron BA.4/BA.5 adapted bivalent vaccine
On Aug. 26, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they had completed a submission to the European Medicines Agency…
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COVID-19 Vacations Redux
COVID-19 Vacations Redux iIlustrates once again the pits and perils vacation travelers face as they begin their Summer…
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Pfizer and BioNTech submitted a variation to EMA for vaccination of children ages 6 months to less than 5 Years with COMIRNATY
On Jul. 8, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the companies had submitted a variation to the European…
Pfizer announced submission of New Drug Application to the U.S. FDA for PAXLOVID
On Jun. 30 2022, Pfizer announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food…
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COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune
Play the COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune and see how lucky you are! You have two wheels to choose…
Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported Brilacidin inhibited Omicron, Delta, Gamma and Alpha SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 23, 2022, Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported that Brilacidin, the Company’s defensin-mimetic drug candidate exhibiting broad-spectrum antiviral activity,…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided update on rolling submission to EMA for potential variant-adapted vaccine
On Jun. 15, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had initiated a rolling review…
Pfizer reported additional data on PAXLOVID supporting New Drug Application submission to U.S. FDA
On Jun. 14 2022, Pfizer reported data from the Phase 2/3 EPIC-SR (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for COVID-19…
Pfizer and BioNTech received expanded U.S. EUA for additional COVID-19 vaccine booster in individuals Aged 50 Years and older
On Mar. 29, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had expanded…
Sorrento announced COVISHIELD antibody strongly neutralized BA.2 Omicron sublineage virus
On Feb. 22, 2022, Sorrento Therapeutics announced that additional preclinical results demonstrate broad spectrum COVISHIELD (STI-9167) neutralizing activity…
European Medicines Agency approved Pfizer’s 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
On Feb. 15, 2022, Pfizer announced that the European Medicines Agency had approved the companyï¾’s 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate…
Merck and Ridgeback’s Molnupiravir, investigational antiviral COVID-19 medicine, demonstrated activity against Omicron variant
On Jan. 28, 2022, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced data from six preclinical studies demonstrating that molnupiravir, an…
Merck and Ridgeback announced supply agreement with UNICEF for molnupiravir, investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 medicine
On Jan. 18, 2022, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced the signing of a long-term supply agreement with the…
Positive results of Pfizer’s phase 3 study exploring co-administration of PREVNAR 20 with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine released
On Jan. 12, 2022, Pfizer announced positive top-line results from a Phase 3 study describing the safety and…
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COVID-19 heroes & Remembrance
Our Heroes and Remembrance illustration has Maurice Ralph Hilleman and John Enders, pioneering developers of common vaccines, and…
Merck and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment, received special approval for emergency in Japan
On Dec. 24, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that Japanï¾’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had…
Merck and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir received U.S. FDA EUA for treatment of high-risk adults with COVID-19
On Dec. 23, 2021, Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had…
Pfizer and BioNTech submit updated longer-term follow-up data of COMIRNATY in adolescents to EMA
On Dec. 23, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that they had submitted longer-term follow-up data from the companiesï¾’…
Pfizer received U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for novel COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment
On Dec. 22, 2021, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had authorized the emergency…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided EU more than 200 million additional doses of COMIRNATY for vaccine supply
On Dec. 20, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement had been reached with the European Commission (EC)…
Pfizer announced additional phase 2/3 study results confirming robust efficacy of novel COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate
On Dec. 14, 2021, Pfizer announced final results from an analysis of all 2,246 adults enrolled in its…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided update on Omicron variant
On Dec. 8, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced results from an initial laboratory study demonstrating that serum antibodies…
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COVID-19 roller coaster
The COVID-19 Roller Coaster is a wild ride, strap yourself in and hold on… Cast of Characters: Senator…
Pfizer submitted Emergency Use Authorization for novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate
On Nov. 16, 2021, Pfizer announced it announced it had submitted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate reduced risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in interim analysis
On Nov. 5, 2021, Pfizer announced it was investigational novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate, PAXLOVID, significantly reduced hospitalization…
Ronapreve approved for additional indication as preventive treatment of symptomatic COVID-19 in Japan
On Nov. 5, 2021, Chugai Pharmaceutical, announced that it had obtained approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided U.S. Government an additional 50 million pediatric doses of COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 28, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the U.S. government had purchased 50 million more doses…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced phase 3 trial data showing high efficacy of booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct. 21, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced topline results from a Phase 3 randomized, controlled trial evaluating…
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted data to EMA for vaccination of children 5 to <12 years of age with COMIRNATY
On Oct. 18, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Human Medicinal Products…