Health

Russia said Tuesday its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was 95 percent effective and would be cheaper and easier to store than some alternatives, as the global race heats up to develop a jab. The announcement was the latest in a flurry of…
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Hopes over Covid-19 vaccines have given a boost to virus-weary citizens across the globe in recent days, but the disease remains rampant and world leaders are urging people to be patient. Governments have scaled up preparations for any…
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KARACHI: The Sindh government has introduced social distancing restrictions to contain the second wave of the  Coronavirus with a surge in new cases. According to a notification issued by the provincial administration, indoor dining at…
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The United States hopes to begin coronavirus vaccinations in early December, a top government health official said Sunday, the latest positive news to emerge even as cases surge across the worst-hit nation and elsewhere around the globe.…
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BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin said on Thursday the frontrunner Covid-19 vaccine his German firm is developing with Pfizer could be rolled out before the year is over in the United States or Europe. "We are working at full speed," he…
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US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was almost 95 percent effective, a result hailed by the country's top infectious disease scientist as "stunningly impressive." Moderna's early results…
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As the world celebrates advances in vaccines against the novel coronavirus, a top WHO expert warned in an interview with AFP that public distrust risked rendering even the most effective treatments useless against the pandemic. "A…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 2,304 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 352,296 This is the highest increase in cases in a single day since July 13 It is the first time since July 17 that over 2,000 cases…
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Conspiracy theories and misinformation fuel mistrust in vaccines and could push levels that potential COVID-19 vaccines are taken in the United States and Britain below the rates needed to protect communities against the disease, a study…
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Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim trial results, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow rushes to keep pace with Western drugmakers in the race for…
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BioNTech, first in the race to produce evidence of a working COVID-19 vaccine, is planning to price the two-shot regimen below “typical market rates” and would differentiate pricing between countries or regions. Speaking at a Financial…
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REUTERS: A recent study has come up with the conclusion that patients of the novel coronavirus who survive the disease are more likely to get mental illness. Anxiety, depression and insomnia were most common among recovered COVID-19…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday reported 1,078 new Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking total cases to 332,186. It has also reported 20 more deaths from Coronavirus during this period - taking the overall total deaths to 6,795. …
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Investors betting on big profits from COVID-19 treatments may get an unwelcome surprise when Gilead Sciences Inc GILD.O reports quarterly results this month. Its remdesivir, the first important coronavirus treatment, has not been used as…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged federal and provincial authorities to take urgent steps to prevent a second wave of the Coronavirus in the coming winter. Chairing a meeting of the National Coordination Committee in…
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