Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the US government said Thursday. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly adopted the panel’s recommendation, opening a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older.

COVID-19: CDC recommends Pfizer booster for children aged 5 to 11

American Pharma giant Pfizer has operationalized its largest and only drug development centre in Asia in the Indian city of Chennai. Set up at a cost of USD20 million (approx INR150 crore), the facility will carry out the development of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Finished Dosage Forms (FDFs) for a wide range of Prizer's offerings.

Pfizer's largest drug development centre in Asia is situated in this Indian city

US drugmaker Pfizer reported a net income of $7.86 billion due to the COVID-19 vaccine and the Paxlovid pill. The vaccine helped the drugmaker to report $13 billion in sales in the quarter as the Paxlovid pill brought in $1.

Pfizer reports record profits amid growth in vaccine, Paxlovid pill

Singapore is set to allow quarantine-free travel from September with the country set to fully vaccinate 80 per cent of its population over the next two months. "There is no need to wait for everyone to be vaccinated before we begin to open up.

'Covid-resilient' Singapore aims to start quarantine-free travel

Keeping in mind the rapid spread of the Delta variant of coronavirus, Israel’s government has decided to offer a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine to all adults.

COVID-19: Israel set to offer booster shot of Pfizer vaccine against Delta variant

Israel is in talks with other countries about a deal to unload its surplus of Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccines, doses of which are due to expire by the end of the month, a health ministry official said on Sunday.

Official says, Israel negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries

The government is examining Pfizer's request for indemnity and will take a decision in the larger interest of people and on merit, NITI Aayog Member (Health) V K Paul said on Thursday.

Central government examining Pfizer's request for indemnity, will take decision on merit: VK Paul

Pfizer-BioNTech on Thursday claimed their coronavirus vaccine offers protection at least six months after the second dose and is fully effective against the South African variant that has caused concerns worldwide.

Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine offers protection for at least six months, effective against South African variant

Kremlin on Tuesday slammed claims it was spearheading a disinformation campaign against US-made coronavirus vaccines to boost its own homegrown jab were "absurd and groundless".

Kremlin slams US vaccine disinformation claims 'absurd' and 'groundless'

More than 12,400 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Israel after getting inoculated by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, including 69 people who had taken their second jab.

Israel: Over 12,000 people test positive for COVID-19 after receiving Pfizer vaccine

Norway is investigating the death of two nursing home residents who died after receiving doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. It comes after a paediatric surgery assistant in Porto was found dead two days after receiving jabs of Pfizer's vaccine.

Norway investigating death of two people who received Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

US top infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci is once again in the news regarding his statement on the new coronavirus vaccine. The news comes as the winter surge in cases rages across the country, where the virus has claimed more than 320,000 lives and is on course to be the third leading cause of death in the year.

Did US infectious disease expert Fauci lie or move goalposts on virus vaccine?

Social media giant Twitter on Thursday signaled that it will scrub posts claiming COVID-19 vaccines cause harm or are used to control populations, in a bid to keep a check on potentially harmful misleading content about these vaccines and help people stay informed.

'Conspiracy crackdown': Twitter to scrub posts claiming COVID-19 vaccines ‘cause harm’

After getting a shot of Pfizer COVID vaccine a health care worker in Alaska developed a allergic reaction, the person recieved the shot on Tuesday and begin feeling flushed and breathing problem, officials ultimately determine the reaction as "Anaphylaxis"

Alaska health worker suffer "Anaphylaxis" ater a shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine