Suspend intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines

28 May 2021 - Waivers are essential for global vaccine equity ...

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Influencers say they were urged to criticise Pfizer vaccine

26 May 2021 - A disinformation effort to reduce public confidence in COVID-19 vaccines tried to enrol social media commentators in ...

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FDA authorises longer time for refrigerator storage of thawed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prior to dilution, making vaccine more widely available

19 May 2021 - Based on a review of recent data submitted by Pfizer today, the U.S. FDA is authorising undiluted, ...

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Top FDA official says fully vaccinated people could need Covid booster shots within a year

18 May 2021 - COVID-19 booster shots could be needed for fully vaccinated people within a year, the FDA’s top ...

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COVID-19 vaccines: In the rush for regulatory approval, do we need more data?

18 May 2021 - After rollout under emergency authorisation, manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines now have their sights on regulatory approval.  ...

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Biden pledges to export millions of FDA authorised vaccines

18 May 2021 - President says U.S. will have enough for entire population. ...

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Vaccine patent waivers deserve a warning label

13 May 2021 - The move to suspend patents on COVID-19 vaccines opens up a major risk to the way the ...

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FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents in another important action in fight against pandemic

10 May 2021 - Today, the U.S. FDA expanded the emergency use authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention ...

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America wants to waive patent protection for vaccines

8 May 2021 - But it will not have an immediate effect on supplies. ...

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US wary of boosting China biotech with COVID vaccine patent waiver

9 May 2021 - The Biden administration is examining ways to ensure that a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents to ...

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AstraZeneca weighs seeking full U.S. approval for COVID-19 shot, skipping emergency use application

7 May 2021 - British drugmaker faces challenges gathering data; may wait to apply for full approval by the FDA, which ...

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Pfizer and BioNTech initiate rolling submission of biologics license application for U.S. FDA approval of their COVID-19 vaccine

7 May 2021 - - Pfizer and BioNTech today announced the initiation of a biologics license application with the U.S. FDA ...

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BioNTech nearing request for approval of longer lasting version of COVID vaccine

4 May 2021 - BioNTech is working on getting approval for a version of its COVID-19 vaccine which can be ...

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Pfizer says it will seek clearance in September for its vaccine to be used in children aged 2 to 11

4 May 2021 - Pfizer expects to apply to the FDA in September for emergency authorisation to administer its coronavirus ...

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Pfizer will file for full FDA approval by end of May

4 May 2021 - Pfizer and BioNTech, the manufacturers of one of the three authorised COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S., plan ...

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