# pfizer - Wednesday 5 May, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
The US Food and Drug Administration is also expected to authorise Pfizer ’s vaccine for young people by next week.
# pfizer - Tuesday 4 May, 2021
# Booster
# Booster
Cabinet were told that booster shots may be required.
# pfizer - Friday 30 April, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
The companies said their submission to the EMA was based on a study in more than 2,000 adolescents.
# pfizer - Wednesday 14 April, 2021
# Vaccine Plan
# Vaccine Plan
Spacing out of Pfizer doses was discussed at Cabinet today, but the matter is still under review.
# pfizer - Tuesday 13 April, 2021
# Covid Vaccines
# Covid Vaccines
The consideration is being made amid a serious disruption to Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
# pfizer - Monday 12 April, 2021
# Pfizer BioNTech
# Pfizer BioNTech
The study did not reveal any data to show if the variant would still cause serious illness among those who have been vaccinated.
# pfizer - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Australia
# Australia
The move follows the EMA saying it had found a ‘possible link’ between the AZ vaccine and rare blood clots.
# pfizer - Wednesday 31 March, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
The company now plans to submit applications to regulators for approval in this age group.
# pfizer - Wednesday 10 March, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
“When they get here, they will be administered quickly,” the Taoiseach said.
# pfizer - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Pfizer
# Pfizer
New Zealand has so far completed inoculations of only a few thousand people, mainly border workers.
# pfizer - Tuesday 2 March, 2021
# Highly Effective
# Highly Effective
The results of the study, which analysed both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, was hailed as “extremely good news” yesterday.
# pfizer - Friday 19 February, 2021
# Israel
# Israel
The study also observed efficacy in asymptomatic patients.
# pfizer - Monday 15 February, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Some 600,000 people took part in the study.
# pfizer - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# AstraZeneca
NIAC has recommended that people aged 70 and over should receive mRNA vaccines Paul Reid says HSE has "always been clear that the Covid-19 vaccine rollout will have many twists and turns" Varadkar warns rollout among over 70s "may be slower" than originally planned
# pfizer - Monday 1 February, 2021
# Booster
# Booster
There’s been growing anger over the EU’s inoculation campaign, which has been criticised as too slow.
# pfizer - Sunday 31 January, 2021
# Waiting And Waiting
# Waiting And Waiting
The vaccine – of which Ireland is due to receive more three million doses – will not be available until the end of the year, at the earliest.
# pfizer - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Health agencies say the vast majority of post-vaccination fatalities were among people who were elderly and already vulnerable.
# pfizer - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Covax
# Covax
“We still have a lot of work to do, but the light at the end of the tunnel continues to grow brighter,” the WHO chief said today.
# pfizer - Friday 15 January, 2021
# Delays
# Delays
“The temporary reduction will affect all European countries,” Norway’s Public Health Agency said in a statement.
# Covid19
# Covid19
Developers have said they could adapt the vaccine quickly if a new variant is resistant to it.
# pfizer - Friday 8 January, 2021
# Covid Vaccine
# Covid Vaccine
The Taoiseach said earlier this week that up to 135,000 people will have received two vaccine doses by the end of February.
# pfizer - Tuesday 22 December, 2020
# Vaccination
# Vaccination
The Minister for Health has said that tens of thousands of doses will arrive in Ireland each week from early January.
# pfizer - Friday 18 December, 2020
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, CEO Paul Reid said the level of distribution across the EU after approval will depend on capacity of the suppliers.
# pfizer - Sunday 13 December, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The doses will be in boxes containing dry ice that are capable of staying at -70 degrees Celsius.
# pfizer - Saturday 12 December, 2020
# Questions Answered
We've been putting your questions to the experts and relevant government agencies as part of this new Q&A series. In this first article we're addressing questions concerning people with serious medical conditions, indemnity and cold chain transport - amongst other subjects.
# pfizer - Thursday 10 December, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
Social media posts making the claim have been shared thousands of times in recent days.
# Allergic Reaction
# Allergic Reaction
The adverse reactions which prompted the allergy warning in the UK are likely to be taken into the consideration by the EU regulatory body.
# pfizer - Wednesday 9 December, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The vaccine has already been approved by the UK and officials expect US approval within days.
# pfizer - Tuesday 8 December, 2020
# Vaccination
# Vaccination
The Pfizer /BioNTech dose will be administered at 8am at a mass vaccination centre at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
# pfizer - Sunday 6 December, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
Let’s take a look at how trials for the Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines have involved older age groups.
# pfizer - Friday 4 December, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The head of the UK regulator who approved the Pfizer vaccine said its progress was “totally dependent” on the “rolling review” approach it took.
# pfizer - Thursday 3 December, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The UK formally approved the vaccine yesterday.
# pfizer - Wednesday 2 December, 2020
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
The Taoiseach said the low temperature fridges are being stored in Citywest before being distributed around the country.
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
News of the vaccine’s approval has been celebrated as a landmark moment in the fight against Covid-19.
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The UK has become the first western country to licence a vaccine against he virus.
# pfizer - Thursday 26 November, 2020
# Covid Vaccine
# Covid Vaccine
CEO Pascal Soriot said more studies may be needed to provide clarity on its data.
# pfizer - Friday 20 November, 2020
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
An emergency use authorisation request for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is expected to be filed today.
# pfizer - Wednesday 18 November, 2020
# Pfizer
# Pfizer
The vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries.
# pfizer - Saturday 14 November, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The European Commission has signed agreements with four companies so far.
# pfizer - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
People who are most vulnerable to Covid-19 will be the immediate priority of government.
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