• Read more about Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Rwanda

First mRNA vaccine doses delivered to the African continent will be used to vaccinate at-risk, front-line healthcare workers

NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, March 3, 2021 - Pfizer and BioNTech, in partnership with UNICEF, today announced the arrival of the first doses of their COVID-19 Vaccine in Rwanda through the COVAX Facility.

• Read more about Pfizer and BioNTech Request Regulatory Agencies Expand Emergency Use of Their COVID-19 Vaccine to Adolescents

NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, April 9, 2021 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today requested amendments to the U.S. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine (BNT162b2) to expand the use in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age. The companies plan to request similar rulings by other regulatory authorities worldwide in coming days.

• Read more about Pfizer Announces 2021 Shareholder Meeting Results

NEW YORK, April 22 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in a virtual-only format. Preliminary results from the Annual Meeting indicate that the company’s 12 director nominees were re-elected to one-year terms and that shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Pfizer’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year. In addition, shareholders supported the board-sponsored proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers.

• Read more about Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall for One Lot of Sterile Water for Injection, USP, Due to the Potential Presence of Visible Particulate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -NEW YORK, NY., May 4, 2021 Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling lot DN9185 of Sterile Water for Injection, USP, 100 mL Single Dose Glass Fliptop Vial, to the hospital/institution level due to a confirmed customer report for a single vial with a visible particulate.

• Read more about Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall for One Lot of 0.5% Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection, USP and One Lot of 1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP Due to Mislabeling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NEW YORK, NY., May 4, 2021. Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling lot EG6023 of 0.5% Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection, USP 30 mL and lot EG8933 of 1% Lidocaine HCl Injection, USP 30 mL, to the hospital/institution level due to mislabeling whereby a portion of each lot was incorrectly labeled as the other product. This issue was identified as part of the investigation of a confirmed customer report.

• Read more about Pfizer’s Novel Prediction Model, Derived from Machine Learning, Shows Robust Performance for Identifying Heart Failure Patients At-Risk for Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, a Rare and Life-Threatening Condition

— Data published in Nature Communications reveals 87% accuracy in predicting wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (wtATTR-CM) heart failure (HF) patients compared to non-amyloid HF patients

— This algorithm, built to help identify patients at-risk for wtATTR-CM, is the first to leverage artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning across medical claims data

• Read more about Pfizer Colleagues to Mentor Veterans in Transition to Civilian Life

New York, N.Y., May 28, 2021 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced a new partnership with American Corporate Partners (ACP), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans and active duty spouses find their next careers through one-on-one mentoring, networking, and online career advice.

• Read more about XELJANZ® Safety Review Recommendation Issued in the European Union

New York, June 11, 2021 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that XELJANZ^® (tofacitinib) should only be used in patients over 65 years of age, patients who are current or past smokers, patients with other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and patients with other malignancy risk factors, if no suitable treatment alternative is available.

• Read more about Newly Published Expert Opinion Article Details Evidence for Classifying Aging Immune System as a High-Risk Condition for Pneumococcal Vaccine Policy

• Review of scientific literature highlights increased risk of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases caused by the normal aging process that weakens immune responses
• Increased risk associated found to be independent of other underlying medical conditions
• Expert authors note there is enough evidence to support reevaluating adult vaccine policies to recognize the deleterious effects of immunosenesence

NEW YORK, July 8, 2021 — Pfizer Inc.

• Read more about Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on Booster Program in Light of the Delta-Variant

NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, July 8, 2021 — As part of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s continued efforts to stay ahead of the virus causing COVID-19 and circulating mutations, the companies are providing an update on their comprehensive booster strategy.