Tag: Pfizer
Albert Bourla to Israel: Pfizer working on annual COVID vaccine
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is working on developing a one-shot annual vaccine to replace its current vaccine, which loses its efficacy after three to six months and requires multiple booster shots, company CEO Albert Bourla...
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wins 2022 Genesis Prize
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has won this year’s Genesis Prize, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced on Wednesday morning.
The prize, referred to as the “Jewish Nobel Prize” by Time magazine, will be presented on June 29 by...
US to examine Israeli data on booster-shot side effects in young people
U.S. chief medical adviser Dr. Antony Fauci has said that the United States will be looking at Israeli data on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to clarify the level of risk involved in administering them...
Third Pfizer vaccine shot 86 percent effective for those over 60, Israeli healthcare provider...
The third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine was 86 percent effective for people over 60 years old, Israeli health care provider Maccabi said on Wednesday.
Dr. Anat Ekka Zohar of Maccabi said the third...
Israel and South Korea sign COVID-19 vaccine pact
Israel and South Korea signed a COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement on Tuesday, allowing for more effective use of present and future inventories for both countries.
Under the deal, Israel will transfer about 700,000 doses of...
Bennett says for time being, Israelis should avoid non-essential travel abroad
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has asked Israeli citizens this week to avoid non-essential travel overseas in light of the Delta variant of the coronavirus infection rates.
Speaking on Tuesday from Ben-Gurion International Airport, Bennett said...
Israel begins delivery of million-plus doses of Pfizer vaccine to Palestinians
Israel began its delivery of more than 1 million doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine to the Palestinian Authority on Friday that are set to expire soon.
“An agreement was reached today, according to which...
Israel honors health-care workers for battle against COVID-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein attended a ceremony in Jerusalem on Sunday honoring the country’s health-system personnel and partner agencies for their contribution to the fight against the...
Israel set to begin vaccinating teens aged 12 to 15 next week
Pending final Health Ministry approval, Israel is set to begin vaccinating children aged 12 to 15 against the Covid-19 virus on June 6, the ministry announced on Sunday.
There are around 600,000 children in this...
Israel prepares to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds following Pfizer FDA nod
The Israeli Health Ministry has begun preparations to vaccinate adolescents aged 12 to 15 against the COVID-19 virus, after news this week that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine...