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The exact timing of the exit of these sites is yet to be determined, the drug major said.

Pfizer to shut down 2 Indian units

The plants had been part of its acquisition of US-based Hospira in 2015.

10 Jan 2019 1:16 AM GMT

US firm Moderna said it would file requests for emergency authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the United States and Europe on November 30, 2020, after full results confirmed a high efficacy estimated at 94.1 percent. (AFP)

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine shows 100% success against severe...

Moderna Inc will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization for the vaccine

30 Nov 2020 6:07 PM GMT

$AstraZeneca offices and the corporate logo in Cambridge, England. AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were \highly effective in preventing disease. A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70% of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, the team reported Monday Nov. 23, 2020.(AP)$ Science

No severe safety event on Covid vaccine: AstraZeneca

There were 23,000 participants being assessed, who among them would be following two regimes of half dose and full dose

23 Nov 2020 8:35 PM GMT

This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizers COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. On Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, Pfizer said an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)

Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine is over 90% effective

However, Monday's announcement doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent

9 Nov 2020 2:16 PM GMT

A motorcyclist rides on a deserted street in Paris on December 15, 2020, as a new 8:00 pm-6:00am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of coronavirus infections. The curfew will be waived for Christmas Eve in order to allow families to travel to celebrate together but it will be kept in place for New Years Eve. (MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

European nations tighten virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow

The WHO has said it is in talks with Pfizer and Moderna about including their vaccines at affordable prices for poor...

16 Dec 2020 7:47 AM GMT

In this photo, a nurse reaches for a vial of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a pop up vaccine clinic. (Photo: AFP)

Pfizer vaccine highly effective against Covid hospitalisations for six...

The study underscores the importance of improving COVID-19 vaccination rates worldwide

5 Oct 2021 7:54 AM GMT

The Pfizer and Merck pills still have to go through various regulatory processes in the U.S. and elsewhere. (AP)

Pfizer results open door to new chapter for COVID-19 treatments

If the drugs are authorized by regulators, they are likely to overtake currently-available antibody treatments

6 Nov 2021 6:37 AM GMT

In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic. (Photo: AP)

2 doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against...

The researchers noted that these data are important but are only one part of the picture

14 Dec 2021 8:17 AM GMT

Vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ready to be administered, at Swaminarayan School vaccination centre, in London. (Photo: AP)

Pfizer Covid vaccine provides partial protection against Omicron:...

The research finding indicated that ACE2 is required for Omicron entry

8 Dec 2021 7:09 AM GMT

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Biden announces all Americans to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination...

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 29,150,068 and 529,102,...

12 March 2021 4:31 AM GMT

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is already approved for use in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and above. (Photo: AP/File)

UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for 12-15 year-olds

Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today announced this decision

4 Jun 2021 12:30 PM GMT

Many universities are only accepting the students who have been vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

US students who took India's Covaxin, Russia's Sputnik V, asked to get...

American students have access to the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines

4 Jun 2021 9:16 AM GMT