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Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech For Copying Their Technology For Medicine
Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna's technology to make Covid-19 vaccine. On August 25, Moderna said, "Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax." The lawsuit has been filed in the US Federal Court and German Court. Meanwhile, a Pfizer spokeswoman declined to… read-more
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Confidence Over Pfizer's Efficacy Against UK COVID Strain: BioNTech
Amidst the fear of a new COVID-19 strain spreading in the UK, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said that the company has "Scientific confidence" that Pfizer vaccine will work against the new variant as well. However, the efficacy can be confirmed only after studies, he added. Moreover, the company is ready to make changes in the vaccine to tackle the new strain of COVID-19, subject to the approval by the regulators.
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Indians Plan To Visit UK To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Shot
Soon after UK approved use of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 on November 3, Indian travel agents have started to getting queries regarding the travel arrangements between both the countries. Interestingly, some travel agents have even launched packages to lure Indian travellers who are eyeing to go to UK to receive the vaccine shot. Reportedly, EaseMyTrip.com is planning to initiate 3-night travel package in this regard.
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