Pfizer and BioNTech SE said phase 1/2/3 trial initially enrolled up to 4,500 kids between 6 months to 11 years in the US, Finland, Poland & Spain from over 90 clinical trial sites.
Analysts say Beijing's concern might be that approval of the BioNTech shot could be interpreted as an acknowledgment that local shots are less effective than western ones.
Researchers noted that antibody concentrations for BioNTech recipients rose 'substantially' after first dose, but Sinovac recipients showed 'low' level of antibodies after first shot.
Study finds Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has favourable safety profile in 12-15-year-olds, produces greater immune response than in young adults, is highly effective against Covid-19.
A group of advisers to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet Wednesday to make recommendations for administering the vaccine. Kids could begin receiving them Thursday.
Pfizer is aware that access to vaccines is critical. Unfortunately, our vaccine is not registered in India although our application was submitted months ago, the CEO added.
While the research, performed by University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, needs to be validated with real-world data, it offers another reason for optimism.
India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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