RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women: Pfizer’s Abrysvo Approved as First Maternal RSV Shot to Protect Newborns
Pfizer’s Abrysvo, which already has approval for older individuals, has become the first vaccination for pregnant women to protect their newborns against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The FDA has approved Abrysvo for women who are 32 to 36 weeks pregnant. The vaccine protects babies for the first six months of their lives. The Pfizer vaccine […]
US CDC Says, Pfizer Bivalent Covid-19 Vaccine may be Linked to Brain Stroke
On Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that the updated Covid-19 shot made by US drugmaker Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech could be linked to a type of brain stroke in older adults. CNN said that the CDC still advises people to […]
Pfizer CEO Says Omicron Vaccine will Come in March
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla announced on Monday that a vaccine targeting the omicron type of Covid will be available in March, adding that the company has already begun producing the doses. Bourla told News Media “Squawk Box” that the vaccination would be ready in March. “We’ve already started making some of these high-risk volumes.” The […]
