(HealthDay)—Pfizer is expanding the recall of its anti-smoking drug Chantix (varenicline), the company announced Friday. The nationwide recall of all Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg tablets was prompted because they may contain levels of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-varenicline, that are…
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Pfizer to seek US authorization for 3rd vaccine dose; shots still protect
Fox News Flash top headlines for July 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another…
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Protection from Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may last for years, study finds
COVID vaccines and heart inflammation in young adults a ‘likely’ link: CDC panel Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat argues the condition is extremely rare and says vaccine benefits outweigh any potential side effects. A recent study suggests protection…
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Canada: Pfizer, Moderna preferred 2nd dose after AstraZeneca
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Thursday people who got the AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose should get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot. On June 1, committee had said AstraZeneca recipients “could” get Pfizer or Moderna…
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Pfizer jab less effective, still protects against Indian strain: study
The Pfizer vaccine is slightly less effective but appears to still protect against the more transmissible Indian strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study by France’s Pasteur Institute. “Despite slightly diminished efficacy, the Pfizer vaccine probably…
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US allows Pfizer vaccine in fridge for a month
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine can be kept in a refrigerator for up to a MONTH before it spoils instead of just five days, FDA says FDA on Wednesday authorized a new label for Pfizer’s vaccine allowing it to be stored at…
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Delaying second Pfizer vaccines to 12 weeks significantly increases antibody responses in elderly people, finds study
Antibody response in people aged over 80 is three-and-a-half times greater in those who have the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after 12 weeks compared to those who have it at a three-week interval, finds a new study…
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EU watchdog monitoring Pfizer, Moderna jabs for clot risks
Europe’s medicines watchdog said Friday it was checking whether COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna could be linked to rare cases of blood clotting, but there was no indication so far. The European Medicines Agency last month linked two…
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Pfizer sees robust COVID-19 vaccine demand for years, $26 billion in 2021 sales
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc on Tuesday raised its forecast for 2021 COVID-19 vaccine sales by more than 70% to $26 billion and said demand from governments around the world fighting to halt the pandemic could contribute to its growth for years…
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Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines cut hospitalizations among older adults by 94%, CDC finds
COVID vaccine trials expanded to children as young as 6 months Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier discusses testing out COVID-19 vaccines on children. A small study of older Americans fully vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna jabs suggested they…
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