Covid-19 vaccine
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine revenue is projected to hit $26 billion in 2021 with production surge
A man receives a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at the Belgrade Fair in Belgrade, Serbia, on April 13. (Marko Djurica/Reuters) Drug giant says it made $3.5 billion in global sales of its coronavirus shot in the first quarter of 2021 and expects sales to rise throughout the year By Christopher Rowland Business of Health Care Reporter ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/04/pfizer-covid-vaccine-revenue/) Pfizer on Tuesday said it expects global sales of its coronavirus vaccine to reach $26 billion in 2021, a milestone that would make it the biggest-selling pharmaceutical product in the world and helps illustrate why Pfizer is planning to expand use of mRNA technology for other vaccines and therapies. Sales of its mRNA vaccine are likely to eclipse Humira,...
Europe Is Considering COVID-19 Vaccine Passports. Should the Rest of the World Catch Up?
A picture taken on March 3, 2021 in Paris shows a vaccine vial reading “Covid-19 vaccine” and a syringe on an European passport. Joel Saget—AFP via Getty Images BY ARYN BAKER MARCH 4, 2021 12:58 PM EST ( https://time.com/5944165/vaccine-passports-europe/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=health_covid-19&linkId=113156716&fbclid=IwAR3Tc91NU683yqd6fOhuUZDA8W_mnnVPcBvHhZK20W9dlK6cCGlFs2QAa7Y ) In a move welcomed by many of Europe’s traumatized travel destinations, the European Union’s leadership is considering a digital health pass that would allow E.U. citizens who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to travel for work or tourism. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, tweeted that the goal of such a...
Vaccination cards will be issued to everyone getting Covid-19 vaccine, health officials say-CNN
(CNN) – The Department of Defense released the first images of a Covid-19 vaccination record card and vaccination kits Wednesday. Vaccination cards will be used as the “simplest” way to keep track of Covid-19 shots, said Dr. Kelly Moore, associate director of the Immunization Action Coalition, which is supporting frontline workers who will administer Covid-19 vaccinations. A Department of Health and Human Services employee holds a Covid-19 vaccine record card November 13 in Washington, DC. “Everyone will be issued a written card that they can put in their wallet that will tell them what they had and when their next dose is due,” Moore said. “Let’s do the simple, easy thing first. Everyone’s going to get that.” Vaccination clinics will a...