BioNTech CEO: ''World is better prepared to deal with future variants''

04:52am, Friday, 18'th Feb 2022 Arutz Sheva (Israel National News)
The world is becoming "better prepared" to deal with future variants of the coronavirus, the CEO and co-founder of German vaccine-maker BioNTech told AFP on Thursday. "We will have to get used to the fact that we will have to live with the virus for the next 10 years," said Ugur Sahin, whose company developed the first mRNA vaccine against the virus with Pfizer.

Canada approves Novavax Covid vaccine for adults

02:10am, Friday, 18'th Feb 2022 Buziness Bytes
Ottawa, Feb 18 (IANS) Canada approved the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 18 and over on Thursday, making it the fifth Covid-19 vaccine authorized in the country after AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson. Health Canada said in a news release the vaccine is 90 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 and […] The post Canada approves Novavax Covid vaccine for adults appeared first on Buziness Bytes .
Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE ) / BioNTech SE''s (NASDAQ: BNTX ) omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine is delayed by several weeks due to a slower-than-expected data gathering process, BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin told Germany''s Bild . Once the vaccine is ready, the company would assess … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Canada approves Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults

06:55pm, Thursday, 17'th Feb 2022 Big News Network
OTTAWA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Canada approved the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 and over on Thursday, making it the fifth COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the country after AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson. Health Canada said in a news release the vaccine is 90 percent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100 percent effective at preventing severe disease. While a
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Novavax now joins Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson as vaccine makers that have COVID-19 jabs approved for use in Canada.

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canadian adults

04:47pm, Thursday, 17'th Feb 2022 Global News Canada
Novavax now joins Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson as vaccine makers that have COVID-19 jabs approved for use in Canada.
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World ''better prepared'' for Covid variants: BioNTech CEO

12:54pm, Thursday, 17'th Feb 2022 Business Recorder
FRANKFURT: The world is becoming "better prepared" to deal with future variants of the coronavirus, the CEO and co-founder of German vaccine-maker BioNTech told AFP Thursday, as the company works on an Omicron-specific shot. "We will have to get used to the fact that we will have to live with the virus for the next 10 years," said Ugur Sahin, whose company developed the first mRNA vaccine against the virus with US pharma giant Pfizer. As the surge of cases due to the spread of the more transmissible Omicron variant of the virus seemed to be receding in Europe, Sahin said it would not be the last virus wave. New virus variants were inevitable "because the virus will mutate further", he said, potentially leading to new flare-ups in cases. But the world was "entering a phase where society is getting a better understanding on how to deal with the virus," Sahin said. BioNTech to ship mobile Covid vaccine labs to Africa "We are always learning more and are becoming better prepared," the BioNTech boss said.
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s health regulator SAHPRA said on Thursday that it had authorized use of Merck’s COVID-19 treatment pill molnupiravir. SAHPRA added in a statement that Pfizer had submitted an application for its COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, which was under consideration. “The authorisation of molnupiravir for compassionate use offers further therapy in the fight against […]
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These 2 Numbers Show Why Pfizer Will Beat Merck In 2022

11:55am, Thursday, 17'th Feb 2022 The Motley Fool
Paxlovid is the decisive factor, and Comirnaty''s bound to help too.
Doctors Group Demands Investigation Into Sudden Increase In Young Male Deaths In UK Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, A group of UK doctors, scientists, economists, psychologists, and other academic experts have called for an immediate investigation into the increasing death rate amongst 15- to 19-year-old males. The organisation HART, set up to share concerns about policy and guidance recommendations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, has written to the British government over a rise in deaths in young males. To HART, the concern is that this time period coincides with the rollout of vaccinations to this age group, who are known to be at an increased risk of myocarditis (heart inflammation), especially after the second dose. Rising Death Rate As part of a judicial review at the High Court in January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), confirmed that there had been a rise in the death rate for adolescent males over the last eight months, compared to the same time period of 2015–2019.
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