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Company History
Pfizer Inc. is a Big Pharma business situated in New York. Advil, Viagra, Xanax, and Zoloft are among of the company's most well-known products. Pfizer was founded in 1849 by German-American cousins Charles Pfizer & Charles Erhart. Pfizer's initial office was in Brooklyn. Santonin, an intestinal worm treatment, was one of the company's first successful products.
In 2020, it was the second-largest pharmaceutical company in terms of revenue. The Food and Drug Administration approved Comirnaty, Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, on August 23, 2021.
Facts
Over 150 years history
Produce more than 350 different pharmaceuticals
Mass produce penicillin and vitamin C
First company got approved to get an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine
April 2020
Starting from April 2020, Pfizer partnered with BioNTech to begin developing a COVID-19 vaccine.
November 2020
The pharmaceutical stated from Phase 3 clinical studies showed the vaccine was safe and effective, with a 95 percent efficacy rate. It requires two doses, separated by 21 days.
December 11, 2020
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an emergency use authorization request to the FDA and finally got approve on December 11, 2020, allowing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be sold in the States.
August 18, 2021
CDC, FDA, and other medical authorities issued a statement that third booster shot for Americans who received the Pfizer vaccine are available starting from September 20, 2021
Ingredients
Fats
Sugars
Salts
Harmless piece of messenger RNA (mRNA)
Uses
Providing continuous protection against COVID-19 and some serious consequences that may cause death, outweigh and possible hazards in children aged 12 and older.
Administration
Injection into the muscle
Age 5-11 - 10mcg dose
Age 12 and older - 30mcg dose
Receive second dose of same vaccine 3 weeks after
Receive third dose 4 weeks after (Age 12 and older)
Side effects
Arms
Pain
Redness
Swelling
Rest of your body
Tiredness
Headache
Muscle pain
Chills
Fever
Nausea
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