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BioNtech

August 26, 2022

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over copied COVID-19 vaccine technology 

The company maintains that it is not moving to oust Pfizer’s vaccine from the market nor is it seeking to prevent future sales of its vaccine.

Moderna/Pfizer and BioNTech
August 8, 2022

Vaccine maker BioNTech increases turnover in first half of 2022

The increase was by 30.1 per cent to 9.57 billion euros (9.74 billion dollars) compared to the first half of 2021.

BioNTech
February 21, 2022

German president visits Senegal for economic summit

The focus of Mr Steinmeier’s visit which will lasts until Wednesday, will be the establishment of facilities to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

Macky Sall and Frank-Walter Steinmeier
September 4, 2021

Rwanda signs deal for vaccine development for Africa

This comes days after Rwanda signed another contract with BioNTech to establish manufacturing capacity for vaccines in the country.

Paul Kagame
March 17, 2021

Vaccination of pregnant women could protect their babies: Research

“Our findings highlight that vaccination of pregnant women may provide maternal and neonatal protection from SARS-CoV-2.”

pregnant woman
March 4, 2021

Scammers selling unauthorised COVID-19 vaccines in ‘blackmarket’: Report

“The majority of sellers came from France, Germany, the UK, and the USA, and the prices per dose ranged from $250 to $1,200.”

Photo of Coronavirus vaccine used to illustrate this story (Credit: Bloomberg)
December 28, 2020

COVID-19: EU begins mass vaccination

European countries are moving fast to innoculate its citizens after the first batch of vaccines were delivered.

Photo of Coronavirus vaccine used to illustrate this story (Credit: Bloomberg)
December 19, 2020

U.S. approves second coronavirus vaccine

Moderna’s is the second vaccine to get FDA’s nod, a week after Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, got approval.

Photo of Coronavirus vaccine used to illustrate this story (Credit: Bloomberg)
December 17, 2020

Netanyahu offers to take Israel’s first COVID-19 vaccine jab

The prime minister wishes to demonstrate the effectiveness of the vaccine.

Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Credit: CNN)
December 3, 2020

Global coronavirus deaths hits 1.5 million

Milestone comes as Pfizer and BioNtech are announcing a breathrough in development of a vaccine with 95 percent efficacy.

Coronavirus used to illustrate the story.