British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said Thursday that its Covid jab generated $1.2 billion (1.0 billion euros) in sales in the first half of the year as global vaccination programmes accelerated. Sales more than tripled to $894 million in the three months to June, from $275 million in the three months to March, it said in […]
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Vaccinators booked for ‘selling’ AstraZeneca vaccine at Expo Centre
LAHORE: A case has been registered against the vaccinators at Lahore’s Expo Centre vaccination facility for allegedly taking bribes for inoculating AstraZeneca vaccine to the passengers traveling abroad on Friday. Sources said that the passengers got the AstraZeneca jabs after bribing the officials with Rs4000 per person. They said a case has been registered on […]
Pakistan to allow 18 and above to get AstraZeneca vaccine
ISLAMABAD: The government has revised guidelines for AstraZeneca vaccines to facilitate all Pakistani citizens waiting to travel to Saudi Arabia and allowed all those who are 18 or above to get the jab which was earlier restricted to those aged over 40, it emerged on Tuesday. Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr […]
What is the issue of ‘adverse reactions’ and should I take a Covid vaccine shot?
Since 2020, the biggest problem the world faces has remained the Covid-19 pandemic. Over time, it has both caused disease and death as well as crippled economies and normal life. It has become increasingly clear that neither harsh steps like nationwide lockdowns nor more maverick experiments with “herd immunity” are going to succeed at digging […]
British woman dies in Cyprus after AstraZeneca jab
NICOSIA: A 39-year-old British woman died in a Cypriot hospital after a blood clotting incident after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the official Cyprus News Agency said Monday. Charalambos Charilaou, the spokesperson for the state health services, told CNA that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) would investigate the death. The woman, treated at Nicosia General […]
Japan approves Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines
Japan formally approved Moderna and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines on Friday, but the latter will not be used immediately because of lingering concern over very rare blood clots. The decision comes just over two months before the pandemic-postponed Olympics, with growing disquiet in Japan about the country’s comparatively slow vaccine roll-out. Nine regions including Tokyo are […]
European Union hits 200-million-jab milestone
At least 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given in the European Union as of Tuesday, according to AFP data tallying up official figures given by member states’ health services. The milestone indicates that the EU should be on track to meet its goal of fully vaccinating 70 percent of adults — meaning […]
Experts point out ‘serious side effects’ of AstraZeneca, Johnson’s jabs
An expert committee set up by Norway’s government to evaluate AstraZeneca’s and Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccines said on Monday that both should be abandoned over risks of rare but serious side effects. In order to avoid a slowdown of the vaccine rollout, the committee recommended that the two jabs should be made available […]
Pakistan receives over 10m Chinese, 1.2m AstraZeneca doses via Covax facility
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday announced the country received over 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccines procured from China including others through COVAX programme. The command centre urged all citizens especially senior citizens of above 60 years age to get vaccinated on priority. It said that 60 years and above aged […]
US may approve Astrazeneca vaccine amid concerns over blood clot risks
CHICAGO: A top US health official has stated that the US may approve the use of AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in April after the trial is reviewed by independent monitors. The independent monitors are analysing data from the 32,000-person US study to determine whether the vaccine is safe and effective. If the results […]