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Pfizer says its COVID-19 antiviral pill reduces risk of serious illness: What we know about US approval

The oral drug, called Paxlovid, reduces the risk of hospitalization or death by almost 90% in early tests, according to Pfizer. Pfizer has asked for […]

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Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge

Pfizer-BioNTech, left, and Moderna COVID-19 doses ready for patients at Cornerstone Pharmacy in Little Rock, Ark., on March 8, 2021. It was a constant refrain […]

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For weary parents, Pfizer vaccine results for younger children are a ray of hope

WASHINGTON — Ever since schools closed in March 2020, the parents of school-age children have lived with a daily sense of uncertainty. When would schools […]

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A man who boosted his Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine with a shot from Moderna said his side effects were a ‘little more severe’ the third time round

From left: Study volunteer and virologist Joseph Hyser, Chanei Henry, senior research coordinator of molecular virology and microbiology, and Dr. Robert Atmar, the principal investigator […]

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Pfizer plans to vaccinate some children in the US by start of next school year

Younger teenagers in the US could start being given the Pfizer COVID vaccine from the start of the next school year. (Getty) Younger teenagers in […]