Even if we put an end to this pandemic: WHO called for preparation for a more dangerous virus / While the world is fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adanom Ghebreyesus, claims we must learn this lesson and prepare for a new pandemic.
The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine in preventing hospitalisation among 12-18-year-olds is 93%, finds CDC study / In Ukraine, vaccination of the 12-year-olds with Pfizer vaccine may be allowed in order to prevent COVID-19 for children.
Pfizer announced positive topline results from pivotal trial of Covid-19 vaccine for children / Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, on Monday, September 20, announced results from a Phase 2/3 trial showing a favorable safety profile and robust neutralizing antibody responses in children 5 to 11 years of age using a two-dose regimen of 10 µg administered 21 days apart, a smaller dose than the 30 µg dose used for people 12 and older.
Ukraine is imposing stricter quarantine measures amid the new Covid-19 surge / According to the new resolution of Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers, the country imposes stricter quarantine measures effective from September 20.
BioNTech to seek approval for Covid jabs for younger children / The German company BioNTech, which developed the Pfizer vaccine, expects to seek approval from regulators for Covid jabs suited for younger children as early as mid-October, its founders have said.
Ukrainian COVID certificates will soon be recognized by the EU: how and when to get them / Ukrainian COVID certificates in the "Diia" application have undergone a technical assessment by the European Union and may soon be recognized by all member-states, Government Portal press-service reports.