KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is administering the second dose of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 from Monday (today). The vaccination campaign will be carried out till February 19.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2: Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.

NEW YORK, Dec 15: Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) on Tuesday said its antiviral COVID-19 pill showed near 90% efficacy in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: The government has issued an order to remove legal obstacles and facilitate procurement of more than six million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines directly from the US manufacturer.

Nov 23: Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong long-term protection against the virus in a late-stage study conducted among adolescents aged 12 to 15 years.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: People belonging to the age group of 12 to 17 are being vaccinated with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from today.

KATHMANDU, Oct 24: As many as 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccines are set to arrive in Kathmandu on Monday, according to the US Embassy in Nepal.

JERUSALEM, Feb 25: The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing COVID-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdowns and reopen economies.

MICHIGAN, Dec 14: The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the United States on Sunday, as the nation’s pandemic deaths approached the horrifying new milestone of 300,000.