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Dec 22 2021
Headline Roundup
FDA Authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 Antiviral Pill
On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s antiviral pill to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
The pill, Paxlovid, is the first authorized at-home prescription treatment for the disease. The authorization is limited to patients 12 and older who test positive and “are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19.” “This authorization provides a new tool to
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Oct 07 2021
Headline Roundup
Pfizer Requests FDA Vaccine Authorization for Children 5 to 11
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that they had formally requested FDA emergency use authorization of their COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The request comes roughly three weeks after Pfizer said a lower vaccine dose had proven safe and effective in clinical trials for that age group. The FDA has scheduled a meeting of its advisory board for Oct. 26 to consider the
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Aug 23 2021
Headline Roundup
FDA Gives Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Full Approval
The Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Monday for people 16 and older. It's the first COVID-19 vaccine to be upgraded from emergency use authorization to full approval; it was first approved for emergency use eight months ago. “While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA
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Dec 08 2020
Headline Roundup
UK Begins Distribution of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
The United Kingdom has begun distributing the world’s first fully tested, clinically authorized COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine. The first recipient was a 90-year-old woman named Margaret Keenan, followed by an 81-year-old man named William Shakespeare. The vaccine, developed by American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech, was approved by British authorities
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Dec 30 2021
Fact Check
Do Pfizer Vaccines Contain Microchips?
A viral tweet has been circulating claiming that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has implied a connection between Pfizer vaccines and a microchip, based on a video clip of Bourla talking about the FDA’s approval of the “first electronic pill.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve fact checked the claim that vaccines could contain microchips. None of the COVID-19 vaccines do. This recent claim,
The Dispatch Fact Check
Nov 12 2020
News
Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine Announcement
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Monday, pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced exciting developments on a potential Covid-19 vaccine. According to early test results, the company says, its vaccine was 90% effective in preventing Covid- Abridge News
Dec 27 2021
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Pfizer antiviral pills may be risky with other medications
As the omicron surge pummels a pandemic-weary nation, the first antiviral pills for Covid-19 promise desperately needed protection for people at risk of severe disease. However, many people prescribed Pfizer’s or Merck’s new medications will require careful monitoring by doctors and pharmacists, and the antivirals may not be safe for everyone, experts caution.
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Jun 29 2022
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Dr. Fauci reveals ‘COVID rebound’ after Pfizer’s Paxlovid treatment
The quadruple-vaccinated Dr. Anthony Fauci said he is experiencing a “much worse” COVID rebound after being treated with Pfizer’s antiviral medication Paxlovid.
The 81-year-old chief medical adviser to the White House revealed his health struggles while speaking remotely at the Foreign Policy Global Health Forum on Tuesday.
The nation’s leading infectious disease expert tested
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Jun 24 2022
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Twitter Suspends Doctor for Sharing Study That Shows Pfizer Vaccine Impacts Semen
Twitter has suspended a doctor for sharing the study that shows men who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine had lower levels of semen and a loss in motile sperm count.
Dr. Andrew Bostom, with the Brown University Center For Primary Care and Prevention, shared the peer-reviewed study on June 19.
Twitter informed Bostom that the missive violated its policy against “spreading
The Epoch Times
Oct 20 2021
Fact Check
Fact Checking Claims that the Pfizer Vaccine Is Not Yet Approved
A widely shared article from Red Voice America, which describes itself as being owned by “patriots” and fighting “false narratives against conservatives,” claims that “Biden BUSTED As Pfizer ADMITS There’s No Vaccine Approved By FDA In The U.S. In Recorded Call.” The article claims to have a phone call recording of a Pfizer employee who allegedly “admits” that the Pfizer vaccine has not been
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