2020 ⟶ First Approved mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: Pfizer-BioNTech Collaboration

The first MRNA vaccine to be approved by public health medic...
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💉 Salk Polio Vaccine Approved by FDA

April 12: The Salk polio vaccine having passed large-scale trials earlier in the United States, receives full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.⟶
Salk Polio Vaccine Approved by FDA (1955)
MedicineVaccinationPublic HealthDiseasePolioMedical BreakthroughJonas Salk
United StatesUnited States

⚗️ Death of Albert Einstein

April 18: Death of Albert Einstein.⟶
Death of Albert Einstein (1955)
PhysicsRelativityTheoretical PhysicsScientific RevolutionNobel PrizeAtomic AgeGlobal ImpactModern Science
United StatesUnited StatesSwitzerlandSwitzerlandGermanyGermany

💉 First Approved mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: Pfizer-BioNTech Collaboration

The first MRNA vaccine to be approved by public health medicines regulators is co-developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for COVID-19.⟶
First Approved mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: Pfizer-BioNTech Collaboration (2020)
COVID-19PandemicPublic HealthMedical Innovation
GermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States

💊 Pfizer Develops First Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19

Pfizer develops the world's first pill for COVID.⟶
Pfizer Develops First Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19 (2021)
COVID-19PandemicPharmaceuticalsMedical InnovationHealthcarePublic Health
United StatesUnited States

🛑 World Health Organization Declares End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

May 5: World Health Organization ends the designation of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern.⟶
World Health Organization Declares End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (2023)
COVID-19PandemicWorld Health OrganizationPublic HealthEpidemiologyGlobal HealthInternational Relations