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Pfizer
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English
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Etymology
en de Pfizer. The biotechnology company was named after one of its co-founders, German-American businessman Charles Pfizer (1824–1906).
Pronunciation
en /ˈfaɪzəɹ/ GA
Proper noun
s
en German.
An mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19, developed by BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer.
en tozinameran INN Comirnaty trade name
en 2021-12-22 Ann Hornaday ‘JFK’ at 30: Oliver Stone and the lasting impact of America’s most dangerous movie w:The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/22/oliver-stone-jfk-anniversary/ For the record, Stone has been quadruple-vaxxed against covid-19: “Two Sputniks and two Pfizers,” he says proudly. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524171335/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/22/oliver-stone-jfk-anniversary/ 24 May 2022
en 2022-01-22 David Marchese Temple Grandin Wants Us to Think Differently About Kids Who Think Differently w:The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/24/magazine/temple-grandin-interview.html I will make only one comment: I have two Pfizers and a booster and a flu shot. That’s all I’m going to say. https://web.archive.org/web/20260328135508/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/24/magazine/temple-grandin-interview.html 28 March 2026
Derived terms
en Pfizergate Pfizered Pfizermectin Pfizer riser Pfizer's rule of five
Related terms
en Fizer Pfitz Pfitzer Pfitzner Pizer
Translations
surname from German
German: de Pfizer
en COVID-19
German
de:+
Proper noun
surname
de Pfizer
Descendants
en Pfizer
See also
de Pfitz
de Pfitzer
de Pfitzner