News on the Pfizer Vacine

[TheBlackAdder]

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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeH9U8H1/

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[USALiberal]

1. Most posters provide a paragraph or some info! Nt

[Dream Girl]

2. Please don't put yourself out!

[USALiberal]

4. Lol! Nt

[hlthe2b]

3. FYI: Your link is to a tik tok log-in screen and I certainly am not going to register.

Please take two minutes to summarize, post an accessible MSM link, or skip it. Sorry to be cranky, but this is frustrating.

[LisaL]

5. I could view it without registering.

Basically, Pfizer obtained six months worth of data from the clinical trial, indicating efficacy is over 90% during the six months period.
So now they can apply for a regular FDA approval rather than an emergency approval.
Moderna got very similar results from their 6 months follow up.

[hlthe2b]

6. Thank you.

[LisaL]

7. Once vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) get regular approval by FDA,

it will be easier to mandate them.
For instance, army could make them mandatory, which should obviously dramatically increase vaccination rates in the army. I am assuming many health care providers could also make them mandatory.

[Treefrog]

10. Thanks, I couldn't be bothered to go further with that link.

[mucifer]

8. I thought so too. But, I was able to click on the small video without registering

It's great news!

[mucifer]

9. I wonder if once it's fully approved medical jobs can require you get vaccinated

fingers crossed. Lots of people in the hospice where I work refuse to get vaccinated. Lots of nurses.

[LisaL]

12. Yes.

NT

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

11. Please forgive me, but...

...the responses in this thread are HILARIOUS!

I LOVE being a DEMOCRAT!

[LizBeth]

14. +1, lol

[ornotna]

13. Here's the press release

Pfizer and BioNTech Confirm High Efficacy and No Serious Safety Concerns Through Up to Six Months Following Second Dose in Updated Topline Analysis of Landmark COVID-19 Vaccine Study

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210401005365/en/

“These data confirm the favorable efficacy and safety profile of our vaccine and position us to submit a Biologics License Application to the U.S. FDA,” said Albert Bourla, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer. “The high vaccine efficacy observed through up to six months following a second dose and against the variant prevalent in South Africa provides further confidence in our vaccine’s overall effectiveness.”

[LizBeth]

15. against the variant prevalent in South Africa

Good to hear.

[Hortensis]

16. I haven't found how long the full approval process would take.

You'd think results from the enormously large "trials" under the emergency use authorization might shorten the process, but...?

I did learn that full approval would allow Moderna and Pfizer to sell that vaccine directly to consumers, but in shot form? Various companies, including them, are working to develop an oral vaccine, which would definitely be desirable if we're going to need boosters.