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During the Corona transition period, India was trying that foreign companies should also make vaccines in India so that the people of India could get the vaccine. Today in DNA, know why the Government of India did not buy the vaccine from abroad!

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said in a prepared statement that the vaccine developer pioneered that technology and invested billions of dollars in creating it.

The WHO experts said that US pharma giant Pfizer’s combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir was the “superior choice” of treatment for unvaccinated, elderly or immunocompromised people with Covid-19, according to AFP.

Moderna is now seeking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its fourth shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to be administered as a booster dose in eligible adults.

Pfizer has asked the US to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 It will open the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply earlier than the companies had planned

Omicron variant has led to an rapid surge in Covid-19 cases worldwide Though considered less lethal than delta, it's highly infectious, say scientists European nations see a rapid increase in Omicron cases

Omicron variant has escaped COVID vaccines Double vaccinated people have also reportedly got infected with Omicron

Prior to the Omicron variant, top U.S. disease doctor Anthony Fauci forecast the pandemic would end in 2022 in the United States.

Omicron is fast spreading in many countries Experts not sure about vaccine's impact on Omicron

Omicron was initially found in southern Africa The companies said they need more data to develop a vaccine

This deal will be helpful for more than half of the world's population Pfizer claims that the pill significantly reduces the risk of death

The combination treatment consists of three pills given twice daily Antivirals need to be given as early as possible, before an infection takes hold, in order to be most effective Pfizer's drug is designed to block an enzyme the coronavirus needs in order to multiply

"Today, following a rigorous review and authorization process by the FDA, the CDC has formally recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11. This is encouraging news, and a major step forward for our nation in our fight to defeat the virus," tweeted US President Joe Biden.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine's benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group outweigh any potential risks including a heart-related side effect that's been very rare in teens and young adults despite their use of a much higher shot dose.

Full-strength Pfizer shots are being administered to anyone 12 or older. A Pfizer study tracked 2,268 kids in the age group of 5 to 11. The study found low-dose shots proved safe, with similar or fewer temporary side effects in kids.

Giving information, the White House said that US President Joe Biden has received his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at the White House. Biden has received the third dose of the Pfizer vaccine after federal health officials approved a booster dose.

US CDC has authorized the distribution of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 booster shots WHO opposes the move as wealthier nations should first give extra doses to countries with minimal vaccination rates

The booster dose is to be administered at least six months after completion of the second dose, and the authorization would include people most susceptible to severe disease and those in jobs that left them at risk, the FDA said.

COVID-19 has so far claimed more than 4 million lives globally So far, about 1.4 billion doses of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine has been shipped to more than 120 countries

US booster shot campaign against COVID-19 will likely start with Pfizer vaccine from Sept 20. Anthony Fauci said the rollout for Moderna's booster vaccine could, however, be delayed.