Pakistan approves Pfizer for emergency use
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan on Monday approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.
The DRAP Registration Board approved the vaccine's use for children above 12…
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PIA airlifts two million doses of Sinovac vaccine
ISLAMABAD: A special PIA flight airlifted another batch of two millions doses of Sinovac vaccine from the Beijing Capital International Airport to Islamabad on Sunday.
Last Sunday, a…
Covid vaccination shots for 30 and above to start from May 22
National Command and Operation Center Chairman Asad Umer has announced that the Coronavirus vaccination drive for 30 years and above will kick off from May 22.
Those who have already…
Covid-19 vaccines have spawned nine new billionaires : campaign group
Profits from Covid-19 jabs have helped at least nine people become billionaires, a campaign group said Thursday, calling for an end to pharmaceutical corporations' "monopoly control" on…
Pakistan gets fresh batch of one million Covid vaccine doses
Three special flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying a fresh batch of one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine left here on Thursday for Pakistan as the country is…
EU slams ‘manipulation’ of vaccine info by China, Russia
Beijing and Moscow have stepped up "state-sponsored disinformation" campaigns denigrating Western-developed vaccines against Covid while promoting their own, the EU said on Wednesday.…
Bhutan vaccinates 60% of population in record time
Bhutan on Wednesday said it had given about 60 percent of its entire population a first jab against Covid-19 since the Himalayan kingdom started an ambitious vaccination drive nine days ago.…
Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine as private sales open
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of COVID-19 vaccines that began over the weekend, with vaccination sites…
Imran Khan receives Covid-19 vaccine
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday was injected on Thursday with the first dose of a Coronavirus vaccine.
The Prime Minister on the occasion appealed to the nation to ensure…
EU proposes vaccine pass to help save tourism
The EU will unveil Wednesday a proposed European vaccine pass to ease travel, an idea pushed by tourist hotspots such as Greece that are desperate to save their crippled economies.
The…
COVID-19 vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’: UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the goal of providing vaccines to all as “the biggest moral test before the global community”, underlining that everyone, everywhere must be…
No supply agreement with any hospital, diagnostic cetnre says Sputnik distributor
The exclusive distributor of the Sputnik V vaccine in the country, Ali Gohar Pharmaceuticals Pvt, says it has not entered into a supply agreement with any hospital or diagnostic centre…
US acquires 200 million new doses as COVID-19 vaccine drive begins in pharmacies
US President Joe Biden announced plans to vaccinate most Americans by the end of July with the help of 200 million newly acquired doses, as the country's inoculation campaign kicked off a…
WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s
The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating, WHO experts said Wednesday, soothing fears about…
Qureshi thanks China sending gift of Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi received a batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from the Chinese Ambassador Mr. Nong Rong at a ceremony held at the Nur Khan Airbase.…