- The United Kingdom (UK) becomes the 1st country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use. The British regulator Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) declared that the vaccine offers protection of up to 95% and is safe to be used for immunization against COVID-19.
- The Government has accepted the recommendation from the Independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve the Pfizer-BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine for use.
- Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech last month concluded a phase 3 study of their mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate BNT162b2, meeting all primary efficacy endpoints.
- About Pfizer,
Pfizer is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation that was founded in 1849 by Charles Pfizer & Charles F. Erhart. Its headquarters are in New York, USA.
source: newsonair
Published On : 03 Dec 2020
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