People 'have to eventually confront that fear [of vaccines] and weigh the consequences of non-vaccination versus the risk of getting COVID,' says public health practitioner and former health secretary Manuel Dayrit.
of its products. These cases ended in settlements, with Pfizer paying governments, families, and its shareholders billions of dollars.that public trust and perception of pharmaceutical companies were seemingly on a decline. It cited Reputation Institute’s research wherein Pfizer ranked last among 22 drug companies in the United States .
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Pfizer partnered with Germany’s BioNTech to produce a pioneer COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty. It was the first vaccine to receive the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization both in the US andThe Philippines recently signed its biggest vaccine supply deal at 40 million doses with Pfizer. While the local FDA is
which will allow inoculation for 12- to 15-year-olds, the Department of Health is still assessing the children’s rank in its priority list.In 1999, the Swedish pharmaceutical group Astra AB and the British international company Zeneca Group PLC had a historical merger. This led to the formation of now pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, which focuses on the business and development of medicines in oncology and biopharmaceuticals.
In its venture, AstraZeneca has faced patent woes and controversies over illegal marketing and defective drugs. The company, according to the
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