Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed, anti-vaxxer, vax cards and vax sites all seeing a surge in use. Senior Editor OED Fiona McPherson says vax was an obvious choice as it has made ‘the most striking impact’. “It goes back at least to the 1980s, but according […]
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Punjab to block SIM cards of those who refuse vaccination
LAHORE : The Punjab government has put forward a proposal to block entry of non-vaccinated persons in shopping malls, restaurants, parks, government offices including blocking the mobile SIM cards. “Final decision has been taken to block the mobile SIM cards of people not getting vaccinated,” Punjab Specialised Healthcare Department spokesman Syed Hammad Raza said. The […]
Vaccination for 18 and above to commence from 3rd, says Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) was called today to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country and take major decisions to monitor the spread of the disease and ease lockdown restrictions. The meeting, which was to be presided over by the prime minister was held at the PM […]
Why Asad Umar is disappointed at Islamabad population figure?
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar informed that 21 percent of the total targeted population in Islamabad has gone through with the vaccination. Addressing the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce in the capital, Umar said Islamabad was showing a positive response rate and had reached a point where the “first rays […]
India passes 300,000 Covid-19 deaths
India reported on Monday that the mortality rate in the country has passed more than 300,000, due to the coronavirus pandemic, making it the third country in the world, after the United States and Brazil, to hit such figure in its battle against the infection. This South Asian nation has been breaking single-day records, […]
Sahir Ali Bagga gets Covid-19 vaccine
Sahir Ali Bagga got his Covid-19 vaccine. Pakistani singer took to Instagram and shared a short video clip in his Story to where he is seen receiving his vaccination against coronavirus. The singer posted the video with caption “Vaccine Done.”
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 […]
1.5 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide
More than 1.5 billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been injected into people’s arms around the world, six months after the vaccination drive started, according to an AFP count. By Tuesday at 1530 GMT at least 1,500,017,337 doses had been injected in 210 countries or territories, according to the tally based on official sources. Nearly […]
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 […]
Above 30 urged by NCOC to get vaccinated
ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has asked all those above 30 years of age to get vaccinated as soon as possible to prevent COVID-19. In a message on Sunday, NCOC asked the people above 30 people to get registered by sending their CNIC number to 1166 before visiting the vaccination center. “Walk-in facility […]