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Real World Vaccine Data Settles Pfizer-Oxford Debate, Effective in Older Age Group

  • One of the UK’s leading covid vaccine scientists has hailed the real world data of Pfizer and Oxford, asking countries to rethink vaccine strategies.
  • The Public Health England study reported 60% and 80% vaccine efficiency in over 70 and 80 age group respectively. 
  • The data clears the air on the effectiveness of both the vaccines showcasing both are the same while establishing its working capacity in older age groups. 
  • Based on this, the UK is proposing more single dose vaccinations of elders...

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Fresh-Tuna Freezers ‘Repurposed’ To Transport COVID19 Vaccines

  • Industrial freezers first created to ship perishable foods like fresh tuna to Japan have been retrofitted to ship the newly-approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
  • The doses can be transported in freezers like those from Thermo King, which have been proven to keep supermarket- and restaurant-grade tuna at -76 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • The vaccine has to stay ice-cold to remain effective, since it uses a new kind of immunization technology called mRNA, or messenger RNA.

Thermo King, an industrial...

https://mfame.guru/fresh-tuna-freezers-repurposed-to-transport-covid19-vaccines/

COVID Vaccine, A Success Story

Bloomberg reports the historic rise of the pharma industry ever since the pandemic broke out and is now the world’s most loathed industry.

In a Gallup Poll of the public’s view of various business sectors, pharma was ranked at the bottom, behind the oil industry, advertising and public relations, and lawyers.

Pharma: the lifeline industry

Who’d have guessed that a year later pharma would be getting credit for saving the world? From cruise lines to meatpackers, the business will have plenty to...

https://mfame.guru/rise-of-the-worlds-most-loathed-industry-pharmaceuticals/

Oil Prices Soar Amid OPEC Delays & COVID19 Vaccine Hopes

  • Pfizer and Moderna say their COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective.
  • Saudi Arabia urges OPEC+ to be flexible on output.
  • U.S. crude stocks rise and distillate inventories plunge.

Oil prices firmed by about 1% on Nov 18 on hopes OPEC and its allies will delay a planned increase in oil output and after Pfizer said its COVID-19 vaccine was more effective, reports Reuters.

The market was also supported by a smaller-than-expected increase in U.S. crude stockpiles last week.

COVID vaccine trials successful

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https://mfame.guru/oil-prices-soar-amid-opec-delays-covid19-vaccine-hopes/

[Infographic] Pfizer Goes Solo on US Vaccine Distribution

Pfizer goes solo on U.S. shot distribution, opting out of government channels, reports Freight Waves.

Pfizer Inc. will manage distribution of its COVID-19 vaccine on its own rather than through the U.S. government’s designated coordinator, but officials question whether the U.S. has an adequate supply of medical-grade freezers at the point of use for vaccines requiring storage at ultra-cold temperatures.

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