Comirnaty (tozinameran, BNT162b2) Pfizer
Comirnaty (tozinameran, BNT162b2) Pfizer

Comirnaty (tozinameran, BNT162b2) Pfizer

In November 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their jointly developed vaccine had achieved an effectiveness of over 90%. Currently, the vaccine is still in Phase III clinical trials, which will include more than 40,000 volunteers.


Pfizer

Pfizer

On December 21, 2020, the Comirnaty vaccine was approved by the European Medicines Agency for emergency use, followed by the World Health Organization on December 31 of the same year.


Vaccine

Comirnaty (tozinameran, BNT162b2) Pfizer

Разработчик

BioNTech, in collaboration with Pfizer (USA) and Fosun Pharma (China)

Producer

  • Three Pfizer factories in the United States supply the North American market

  • A factory in Puurs (Belgium) supplies Europe and other countries

Status

The vaccine is currently in Phase III clinical trials.

Key information

What’s in the vaccine?

This is an mRNA vaccine consisting of nucleoside-modified mRNA which code a mutant form of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, all encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles.