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Pfizer planning to vaccinate Brazil city in study

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Brazil surpassed the grim landmark of more than 600,000 Covid-19 deaths this week. The country’s official tally of fatalities reached 600,493 late on Friday, more than a year and a half after the pandemic in Brazil. The United States has recorded 712,822 deaths, according to a New York Times database.

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Pfizer to vaccinate entire Brazilian city as part of study

Pfizer will vaccinate everyone over age 12 in the Brazilian city of Toledo as part of a study measuring the safety and effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine, Reuters reports. Why it matters: Researchers in the study hope to monitor viral transmission in a real-life scenario after the population has been inoculated.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.The big picture: The study will be in conjunction with Bra…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Hill

Pfizer planning to vaccinate Brazil city in study

Pfizer announced a plan to fully vaccinate an entire Brazilian city to study the long-term effects and safety of its COVID-19 vaccine in a "real-life scenario."The one-year study will simulate a situation in which everyone aged 12 and older is fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech serum. It will closely monitor how long vaccine effectiveness lasts and how it works against new variants, according to The New York Times. The study will take...

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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WION

Pfizer to vaccinate entire city in Brazil as part of study

In the southwestern Brazilian city of Toledo, you won’t find much vaccine skepticism. About 98% of eligible residents there have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to municipal officials. Most received the vaccine offered by Pfizer, and this week the drugmaker said that presented an opportunity: Pfizer announced that it would fully vaccinate everyone in the city older than the age of 12 so it can carry out a study of the…

3 years ago·Noida, India

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Staten Island Advance

Report: Pfizer to vaccinate Brazilian city as part of COVID-19 study

The study will track participants for up to a year to monitor the effectiveness of the vaccine over time.

3 years ago·Richmond County, United States

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Axios

Pfizer to vaccinate entire Brazilian city as part of study

Researchers hope to monitor viral transmission in a real-life scenario after the population has been inoculated.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Kyiv Post

New York Times: Pfizer to vaccinate entire city in Brazil as part of study - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice

In the southwestern Brazilian city of Toledo, you won’t find much vaccine skepticism. About 98 percent eligible residents there have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine, according to municipal officials. Most received the vaccine offered by Pfizer, and this week the drug maker said that presented an opportunity: Pfizer announced that it would fully vaccinate everyone in the city over the age of 12 so it can carry out a study of the saf…

3 years ago·Kyiv, Ukraine

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