Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine not troubled by variants so far, says CEO
One of the people behind the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine says he has yet to see any evidence that emerging variants of the disease have found a way to defeat it.
Social Sharing So far, the data is really encouraging for all types of variants, said BioNTech co-founder Dr. Ugur Sahin
Posted: May 04, 2021 5:18 PM ET | Last Updated: May 4
Exclusive interview with BioNTech CEO and co-founder
Power and Politics28 days ago
9:23In his first Canadian interview and exclusive with Power & Politics, BioNTech CEO and co-founder Dr. Uğur Şahin says he anticipates and is confident that the vaccine will be approved for younger children - and explains why he is not worried about variants that will appear in the future.9:23
28 April 2021, 07:04 pm
Elon Musk has renamed himself The Dogefather for his Saturday Night Live (SNL) appearance on May 8, after declaring himself the Technoking of Tesla in recent months. With this stunning declaration, the value of the meme cryptocurrency of Dogecoin has risen again to a 20 percent, raising its valuation to almost $42 billion.
Elon Musk, The Dogefather of SNL
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BERLIN, GERMANY DECEMBER 01: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
Doge has always been a beloved meme for the internet world, from massive social networking platforms of Twitter and Reddit, it has created a community for the beloved Shiba Inu dog that says weirdly funny phrases. Much Wow for Elon Musk, as everything about memes are also his thing, and shares almost everything to his Twitter account.
Elon Musk Tweets Dogefather Meme for SNL Appearance, Dogecoin Jumps 20%
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Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed Dogefather, continued to show his mastery of the media with deft use of Dogecoin, a parody cryptocurrency.
Tesla s CEO plugged his appearance next week on Saturday Night Live by tweeting, The Dogefather SNL May 8.
The media yelped, yowled and howled in response.
And Dogecoin s price jumped 20% to $0.32 almost as satisfying as a tasty bone, but still 28.89% below its record high of $0.45 reached earlier this month.
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Musk has helped to increase the popularity of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, which he has previously called the people s crypto.
Sahin said data from people who have received the vaccine show that the immune response gets weaker over time, and a third shot will likely be required.
Studies show the efficacy of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine declines from 95% to about 91% after six months, he said.
“Accordingly, we need a third shot to get the vaccine protection back up to almost 100% again” Sahin said.
Vaccine recipients currently receive a second dose three weeks after their first shot, although some countries have longer intervals. Sahin suggested the third should be administered nine to 12 months after the first shot.
“And then I expect it will probably be necessary to get another booster every year or perhaps every 18 months,” he said.
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