Valneva and Pfizer Report Positive Pediatric and Adolescent Phase 2 Booster Results for Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate
- Strong immune response shown in both children and adolescents one month after booster dose (month 19) in VLA15-221 study
- Previously observed high anamnestic antibody response in adults confirmed
- VLA15 well-tolerated in all age groups following booster dose
August Social Media Round-Up—Financial Update, World Humanitarian Day, RSV Vaccine
Race Against Resistance: Pfizer takes on AMR
Behind the Migraine: Pfizer Colleagues Share Their Stories
July Social Media Round-Up—Rocky Mount Update, Rady Johnson Honored, and Vaccine Progress

On July 20, a tornado touched down in North Carolina, injuring 16 people and damaging a Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, one of the largest manufacturers of sterile injectable drugs in the world. This month’s social media round-up kicks off with a statement from CEO Albert Bourla about the tornado and its impact on Pfizer.
Pfizer Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Alopecia Areata Treatment
New York, July 21, 2023 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion for LITFULO™ (ritlecitinib), an oral treatment, recommending marketing authorization of once-daily 50 mg for individuals 12 years of age and older with severe alopecia areata.
Pfizer Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for RSV Vaccine Candidate to Help Protect Infants through Maternal Immunization and Older Adults
• Pfizer’s RSV vaccine candidate, RSVpreF, would help address substantial burden of RSV disease in individuals 60 years of age and older and in infants from birth through six months of age
• If approved, Pfizer’s RSV vaccine candidate would be first and only vaccine for both older adults and administration to pregnant individuals to help protect their infants
Pfizer’s Social Media Round-Up—June Edition
As a Fortune 50 company at the forefront of healthcare and science, Pfizer leadership consistently leads the conversation, drives discussion, and impacts markets. It can be tough to keep up with the constant flow of content as the company, our executives, and our initiatives make news online, in the business world, and in our lives.