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Monday 30 November 2020
CEO Pascal Soriot said more studies may be needed to provide clarity on its data.
An emergency use authorisation request for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is expected to be filed today.
The vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries.
The European Commission has signed agreements with four companies so far.
People who are most vulnerable to Covid-19 will be the immediate priority of government.
The news yesterday was really positive, but there are practical considerations to bear in mind.
Von der Leyen today described the vaccine as “the most promising so far”.
The results are in from its phase three trial.
Any circulation of the vaccine in 2020 “will be very, very minimal”, says Dr Paul Duffy, Vice President of Pfizer Global Supply.
Siptu members at Pfizer have rejected a Labour Court recommendation on the matter.
The plan was dependent on the success of a new cholesterol-reducing drug.
But it’s not clear how much of an effect the move will have.
New US tax rules were introduced on Monday which may have made the deal more unfavourable.
The new rules are aimed at stopping US companies setting up bases abroad.
But Simon Coveney insists the Republic is nobody’s tax haven.
The deal between Pfizer and Allergan is the biggest so-called tax ‘inversion’ in corporate history.
A new study looks at the impact of austerity on our healthcare choices.
A total of 60 jobs have been saved following talks between management and Siptu at the LRC.
The Pfizer survey also found that 31% of adults have neither private insurance nor a medical card.
However, the pharmaceutical giant will be investing in research and development, potentially negating these losses.
Everyone’s been talking about the job losses in Newbridge, the garda stand-off in Windy Arbour, and what Nigella had to say…
The company says Irish operations will not be affected by the move.
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The staff are due to meet with management, with fears up to 150 jobs could be lost.
A spokesperson for the company said workers had been called to attend a meeting tomorrow but said no further details would be given until workers have been spoken to in the morning.
The expiration of pharmaceutical patents have impacted sales in that sector, hurting Ireland’s national exports.
Everyone’s talking about abortion (again), Tom Barry’s lap and a runaway train in Canada.
Pfizer is expanding its plants in Dublin and Cork to produce pharmaceuticals to deal with some of the most difficult to cure diseases.
Pfizer has announced plans to sell its Little Island site, where 136 employees are currently based, and relocate manufacturing to Ringaskiddy.
Special delivery.
A map tracks the number of tweets sent across Ireland every week about quitting smoking – and asks people to support anyone trying to give up.
The report was launched by broadcasting legend Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, who said that “getting older doesn’t have to mean losing your health.”
Pfizer Inc and Johnson & Johnson said the drug did not work better than placebo in two late-stage clinical trials.
Jealousy, guilt about their own smoking and wanting a smoking “buddy” among the main reasons.
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Stores in Dublin, Cork, Newbridge, Limerick and Galway are threatened with closure.
Jobs at Little Island and Ringaskiddy will be lost in 2013, after the expiry of the Lipitor patent resulted in lower demand.
Nine things you should know this morning…
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
Poll Results:
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