COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start by this month, if 'all goes well'
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COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start by this month, if ‘all goes well’

In a excellent news, BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin on Wednesday (November 18) mentioned that deliveries of coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech-Pfizer might come as early as Christmas this yr, if ‘all goes properly’.

“If all goes properly I might think about that we achieve approval (from US FDA) within the second half of December and begin deliveries earlier than Christmas, however actually provided that all goes positively,” he instructed Reuters TV.

Sahin added that the US Food and Drug Administration might grant emergency-use of the vaccine in December and the EU will give conditional approval within the second half of December.

Sahin made the announcement hours after Pfizer mentioned on Wednesday mentioned that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate has proven 95 per cent efficacy within the late-stage trial.

Read: COVID-19: Centre makes massive announcement over procurement of Pfizer vaccine

According to Pfizer, the evaluation of the information signifies a vaccine efficacy fee of 95% in individuals with out prior SARS-CoV-2 an infection (first major goal) and likewise in individuals with and with out prior SARS-CoV-2 an infection (second major goal), in every case measured from 7 days after the second dose. 

“The first primary objective analysis is based on 170 cases of COVID-19, as specified in the study protocol, of which 162 cases of COVID-19 were observed in the placebo group versus 8 cases in the BNT162b2 group. Efficacy was consistent across age, gender, race and ethnicity demographics. The observed efficacy in adults over 65 years of age was over 94%,” mentioned Pfizer.

There had been 10 extreme instances of COVID-19 noticed within the trial, with 9 of the instances occurring within the placebo group and one within the BNT162b2 vaccinated group.

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