Page-3 of Pfizer
New Zealand inaugurates its First Big Vaccination Clinic
New Zealand has inaugurated its first large vaccination clinic in a bid of scaling up efforts to protect the people from Covid-19 pandemic. Highlights The clinic was opened in South Auckland and it will initially target the household members of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
USA: Food & Drug Administration approved single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval for the single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. This is the third vaccine which was authorised in the United States. Highlights It is a cost-effective alternative vaccine of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Joe Biden’s 1.9 trillion USD plan
The United States President elect Joe Biden recently announced 1.9 USD “American rescue plan”. It is a covid-19 stimulus package. Key features The plan will provide 130 billion USD to help the schools in the United States to reopen safely ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
First mRNA vaccine of India
The HGC019 Vaccine was developed by the Pune based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals. It is the first indigenously produced mRNA vaccine of the country. The phase I and phase II clinical trials of the vaccine was recently approved by Drug Controller General ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
UK: First country to launch COVID-19 vaccine
Context in Current Affairs: The United Kingdom has become the first country to roll out the covid-19 vaccine in the world. The British government recently rolled out the covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. What is the plan? More ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is Emergency Use Authorization?
Recently, several drug makers are seeking Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for the COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer had applied for the EUA in UK and has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the country. Also, the Serum ..