Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives and NCOC Head Asad Umar on Saturday appreciated US President Joe Biden for his progressive policy on covid-19 after Pakistan received a shipment of 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the US. Taking to Twitter, the minister said, “This will particularly affect those who […]
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India approves Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
India on Tuesday authorised the emergency use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine as it seeks to ramp up its vaccination drive in the wake of a record-breaking surge in infections and deaths. The vast nation of 1.3 billion people was hit by a massive spike in coronavirus cases in April and May that pushed the healthcare […]
US adds warning about rare heart inflammation from Pfizer, Moderna covid vaccines
US drug regulators on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation after its use. For each vaccine, the fact sheets for healthcare providers have been revised to include a warning that suggest increased risks of myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly […]
US buying 200 mn more doses of Moderna Covid vaccine
The United States has reached a deal to buy 200 million more doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, with the option to purchase variant-specific boosters that are in the pipeline, the biotech company said Wednesday. The purchase brings Washington’s confirmed order to 500 million doses of the two-shot regimen. Moderna has so far supplied 217 million […]
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 […]
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 […]