vaccine

Asad Umar urges people aged 50 or above to receive COVID jabs on priority

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Saturday has called for vaccinating people… Read More

Sputnik V: From vaccine hope to frustration for Latin America

Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was the first to arrive in Argentina in December 2020… Read More

China aims to provide 2bn COVID-19 vaccine doses to world in 2021

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said China will strive to provide 2 billion… Read More

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine 93% effective six months after second dose

Moderna said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after… Read More

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses

The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at… Read More

US aiming to give full approval to Pfizer vaccine by early next month: report

The US Food and Drug Administration is aiming to give full approval for the Pfizer… Read More

Barbie debuts doll in honour of British COVID-19 vaccine developer

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - British coronavirus vaccine developer Sarah Gilbert has many science accolades… Read More

Court sends accused to jail, arrested for selling coronavirus vaccine

KARACHI: Police produced another accused in a local court in the case pertaining to selling… Read More

Third dose of Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine induces strong immune response

A third shot of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac given six months or more after the… Read More

Saudi Arabia to welcome vaccinated tourists from August 1

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Tourism announced that the Kingdom will open its doors to… Read More

Japan OKs administration of AstraZeneca vaccines after delay

TOKYO: Japan on Friday approved the administration of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after a few months'… Read More

NCOC jabs record 867,226 people in one day as Covid rages

ISLAMABAD: As Covid rages in the fourth wave posing threats to the country's healthcare, the… Read More

NCOC revises guidelines, allows Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for general public

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to inoculate more people against Covid-19 amid the fourth Covid-19 wave,… Read More

PIA airlifts another 4.2mn vaccine doses from China

ISLAMABAD: A special plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has airlifted another batch of 1.2… Read More

China’s Sinovac evaluates new vaccine plant

SANTIAGO: Chilean authorities said on Friday that China's Sinovac had begun evaluating potential sites for… Read More

J&J vaccine recipients may need a booster

People who received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may need a booster shot… Read More

EU approves Moderna vaccine for ages 12 and up

The European medicines watchdog on Friday approved the use of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for children… Read More

US to send 3mn doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan

As Pakistan deals with a surge in Covid-19 cases due to the delta variant, the… Read More

UK: 60% of people being admitted to hospitals are unvaccinated

LONDON: Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said that 60% of people being admitted to… Read More

Over 600,000 doses of Covid vaccines administered on July 19: Umar

ISLAMABAD: More than 600,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered in Pakistan on July 19… Read More