Covax is expecting to receive 250 million donated Covid-19 vaccine doses over the next six to eight weeks, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The influx of doses is a major boost for the scheme, which is aimed at ensuring poorer countries can access jabs and has so far delivered 152 million vaccine doses to […]
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World Bank to finance extra Covid jabs for poorer nations
A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, it was announced Monday. Covax was set up to ensure 92 developing territories could access coronavirus vaccines to fight the pandemic, with the cost covered by donors. The new mechanism will allow those countries to buy […]
People with weak immune systems will be vaccinated with Pfizer: Dr Faisal Sultan
LAHORE: Only patients with weakened immune systems will be vaccinated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan. According to the senior health official, the centre has begun distributing the Pfizer vaccine to provinces and federal units for immunisation. The Pfizer vaccine arrived in Pakistan last […]
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 […]
India opens vaccination for aged 45 and above, vaccine exports to reduce
NEW DELHI: India has decided to open vaccination drive for people aged 45 and above on Thursday as the coronavirus cases increase. The widening of vaccination drive will decrease the vaccine export from the world’s biggest maker of the drug. India, which has the most number of registered COVID cases after Brazil and India, has […]
Pakistan to receive 10 million COVID vaccine doses under COVAX
GENEVA: Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free Covid-19 vaccines before June — more than 10 million doses each — the COVAX scheme announced on Tuesday. Some 238.2 million doses will be distributed around the world by the end of May, in a major acceleration of the programme aimed at […]