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Now playing Next USA US FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens amid Omicron surge Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older, and federal regulators on Monday decided they're also warranted for 12- to 15-year-olds once enough time has passed since their last dose. 03/01/2022
Now playing Next Israel Israel offers fourth vaccine dose to citizens aged 60 and over Israel has been a pioneer in vaccinating its citizens against the coronavirus and began offering a third dose to citizens as early as last summer. 03/01/2022
Now playing Next Health COVID vaccines are not enough for Omicron variant, warns BioNTech CEO "We must be aware that even triple-vaccinated are likely to transmit the disease’” Ughur Sahin said, the CEO of the German company behind the mRNA vaccine produced with Pfizer. 20/12/2021
Now playing Next USA Pfizer study finds its COVID pill reduces hospitalisation by nearly 90 The drugs manufacturer’s study on its COVID-19 oral antiviral found it reduced risk of hospitalisation or death by 89% within three days of symptom onset. 14/12/2021
Now playing Next world news Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against Omicron "What we should really be reading into this is that any vaccine that boosts immunity will do the job," clinical expert Bharat Pankhania told Euronews. 08/12/2021
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Now playing Next Health Pfizer to allow developing countries to make and sell its COVID pill The new deal will mean that more than half the world's population will be able to access the treatment cheaply. 16/11/2021
Now playing Next Health Pfizer’s says its COVID pill is highly effective in high risk cases The pharmaceutical company says it intends to ask for authorisation for the pill from international regulators. 05/11/2021
Now playing Next Health Pfizer's COVID vaccine can now be used on children aged 5-11 in the US President Joe Biden hailed the move as a "turning point" in the fight against the pandemic. 03/11/2021
Now playing Next Health Pfizer’s COVID vaccine ‘91% effective’ in children aged 5-11 Young children were found to have strong protection from COVID-19 with Pfizer's COVID vaccine according to new data. 22/10/2021
Now playing Next Health Pfizer says its COVID vaccine works in children aged 5-11 The laboratory said it will be seeking FDA approval in the US to administer its vaccine to children under 12. 20/09/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Blood clot risk from vaccines ‘much lower’ than those from COVID-19 A new study by the BMJ found there was an increased risk of rare blood clots associated with AstraZeneca and Pfizer’s vaccine, but that risk was much higher in patients who tested positive for coronavirus. 27/08/2021
Now playing Next Germany COVID-19 booster shots already underway in several countries Some countries are starting to offer a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for the most vulnerable, in an attempt to combat the spread of the Delta variant. 03/08/2021
