Coronavirus Update: Pfizer/BioNTech Send In Data For Booster Approval

Plus A Shortage Of COVID-19 Treatment

Pfizer and BioNTech sent in Phase I data for a third dose of BNT162b2 to support future licensure, Gritstone bio will work with CEPI to develop its second-generation vaccine in South Africa and other areas, and Roche Genentech expects a shortage of the drug Actemra to last for several weeks amid a surge in cases.

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Pfizer and BioNTech submitted data on booster shots for their COVID-19 vaccine • Source: Shutterstock

Authorization for a third dose for immunocompromised patients may have been an initial step toward booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccines, but Pfizer Inc./BioNTech SE have taken a bigger step in submitting the first clinical trial data to the US Food and Drug Administration for approval of a third shot of BNT162b2.

The companies said 16 August that they submitted Phase I safety and immunogenicity data for a third, 30mcg shot of...

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