Vaccine coverage amid Omicron surge
UNITED NATIONS: As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the world, the UN health agency has said that it was crucial that more is done to help…
World Bank
World Bank to finance extra Covid jabs for poorer nations
GENEVA: A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, the scheme announced Monday. Covax was set up to ensure…
Moderna seeks approval of Covid-19 vaccine for teens in Europe, Canada
WASHINGTON: US biotech firm Moderna said on Monday (7th of June, 2021) it was seeking conditional approval for use of its Covid-19 vaccine on teens in the European Union and Canada,…
From Sputnik-1 to Sputnik V: Russian scientific achievements
MOSCOW: Russia boasts a rich history of scientific invention across a wide variety of fields, from the Sputnik satellite to the coronavirus vaccine of the same name. On the 60th…
Chinese urgency on Covid-19 goes missing
BEIJING: Shirley Shi has received three offers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 - through her hometown, her Beijing residential area and her office area - but the human resources manager…
Don’t waste the hope of vaccines, warns WHO
GENEVA: Covax will distribute 14.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to 31 more countries next week, the WHO said Friday as it warned people not to waste, through complacency, the hope…
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How vaccines became ammunition in global diplomacy
PARIS: Covid-19 vaccines are not just coveted as protection from the deadly virus, they are also a currency in the battle for global influence, experts say, especially between China and…
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Over 20M get 1st dose of covid vaccine in UK
LONDON: Britain announced that it has given more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with the rapid rollout providing hope in a country with…
Pak Post, health dept sign agreement for transporting vaccines, blood samples
LAHORE: Punjab Health Department and Pakistan Post Department on Thursday singed an agreement for transporting vaccines and blood samples for hepatitis control program. In this regard, a ceremony was held…
AstraZeneca
COVID-19: Pakistan to get 17M doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
ISLAMABAD: The British High Commission here has proclaimed on 14th of February that Pakistan would get 17 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine before April. Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is Later before…
COVID-19: Pakistan’s Chughtai Lab to sell Sputnik V shortly
ISLAMABAD: Dr. Omar Chughtai of Chughtai Lab has taken to the Twitter to inform that the lab would shortly receive Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for commercial sale. "At @ChughtaiLab…
Sindh govt. to buy 20m doses from China
KARACHI: Following a meeting here on Monday between Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho and Consul General Li Bijian, the Health Dept announced that Sindh Govt. would purchase 20M doses…
COVID-19: SAPM says Sinopharm not fit for over-60s
ISLAMABAD: SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has informed the Media that Chinese anti-Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm was not recommended for people older than 60 years. Faisal Sultan told that government's…
Moderna says Covid vaccine effective against UK, S. Africa variants
WASHINGTON: US biotechnology firm Moderna on Monday said lab studies showed its Covid-19 vaccine remains effective against variants of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa.…
AstraZeneca
Covid-19: Drap approves Astra Zeneca vaccine shot, Provinces/Pvt. sector free to import
ISLAMABAD: Drap has granted emergency use authorization to anti Covid-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca. Interestingly, tough Sinopharm vaccine is awaiting approval from Drap, Pakistan has already pre-booked over a million…
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London declares ‘major incident’ with hospitals at risk of Covid deluge
LONDON: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday declared a major incident, warning hospitals in the British capital could soon be overwhelmed after a surge in coronavirus infections linked to a…
Imran Khan
COVID-19: Fed. Cabinet approves procurement of vaccine
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has approved procurement of Covid-19 vaccine on emergency basis to protect the lives of citoyens of Pakistan. https://newsfile.radio.gov.pk/20210105/1609860353.mp4 According to details the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority…
Germany to prolong shutdown as vaccine row intensifies
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders are set Tuesday to extend a shutdown in Europe's top economy where the coronavirus vaccine rollout faces mounting criticism. After Germany's daily…
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EU begins vaccinations to end Covid ‘nightmare’
PARIS: EU countries on Sunday embarked on a vaccination campaign to defeat the "nightmare" of Covid-19, with the first to be immunized expressing emotion after their jab and leaders hailing…
EU readies vaccine rollout as new virus strain spreads
PARIS: The European Union teed up a vaccine rollout Saturday, even as countries in the bloc were forced back into lockdown by a new strain of the virus, believed to…
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COVID-19 vaccine: Russia approves Sputnik V
MOSCOW: Russia here today (26th of Dec.) has approved its main COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, for use by people over the age of 60. People over 60 have thus far…
Germany
Breakfast, freezers, Lego: on the vaccine trail in Germany
BERLIN: It was over breakfast on the wintry morning of January 24 that Ozlem Tureci and her husband Ugur Sahin decided, "we need to fire the starting gun on this".…
Interpol
Robbers set to grab Covid-19 vaccines: Interpol
BERLIN: According to the chief of Interpol, Juergen Stock, with (COVID-19) vaccines rolling out, crime will increase dramatically. "We will see thefts and warehouse break-ins and attacks on vaccine shipments," he…
As the Balkans ready for vaccination, skeptics make a stand
BELGRADE: As Balkan governments scramble to secure coronavirus vaccines, another foe lurks: an anti-vaccination movement that has been gaining ground and is now trying to grab the spotlight. With vaccine…