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Moderna sues Pfizer over Covid-19 vaccine patent

- Associated Press -

Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Moderna developed years before the pandemic. Pfizer shares fell 1.4 per cent before the bell while BioNTech was down about 2.0

Pfizer launches ‘An Accord for a Healthier World’

- Times Report -

Pfizer Inc. Wednesday launched ‘An Accord for a Healthier World’ to Improve Health Equity for 1.2 billion people lin 45 lower-income countries, a press release received in Dhaka said. This groundbreaking initiative aims to provide all of Pfizer’s patented, high-quality medicines and vaccines available in the U.S. or the European Union

Bangladesh plans to import Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill

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Bangladesh plans to use Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral pill to treat coronavirus infections, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said. Importing the pill, however, depends on clinical trials and approval from global health authorities, Maleque said in Dhaka on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com citing Reuters. Pfizer said on Tuesday it is seeking US authorisation of its

Pfizer confirms fake vaccine sale in Mexico, Poland

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US drugmaker Pfizer confirmed that suspected doses of its coronavirus vaccine that were seized in Mexico and Poland were indeed fake. Those fake vaccine doses were being sold for as much as $1,000 a shot, reports AFP. At a clinic in Mexico, some 80 people received that fake vaccine dose, which

Pfizer: Vaccine safe in kids as young as 12

- Times Report -

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12. The announcement Wednesday marks a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before the next school year. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at higher risk from the