Sindh’s Health and Population Welfare Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, issued a stern warning about the escalating cervical cancer crisis, decrying the dangerous spread of vaccine misinformation on social media platforms and highlighting the Cyber Crime Department’s uncompromising approach against perpetrators as the vaccination campaign is extended to October 1. While in an exclusive conversation […]
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Russian cancer vaccine delivers 100% immune response
Russia has developed a promising new cancer vaccine that showed strong results in early trials. The vaccine, named Enteromix, is based on mRNA technology. It was created by the National Medical Research Radiology Centre and the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology. The vaccine teaches the immune system to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells […]
COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging
COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging. Clutching an umbrella, medical records and her two-year-old daughter, Kani Fall negotiated the brown puddles lapping at the hospital gate, the final hurdle in a two-hour, rain-soaked journey to her nearest vaccination clinic in western Gambia. Fall waited with dozens of mothers and babies […]
China’s first COVID-19 antibody drug cuts hospitalizations, deaths 80%
BEIJING: China’s first home-developed anti-COVID-19 drug-using antibody cocktail therapy has been approved for marketing, after being found to be effective in reducing the risk of hospitalization or death among high-risk COVID-19 patients by 80 percent. It also retains its neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant. The drug shows excellent safety and protection effects in international […]
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy diminishes after 6 months: study
Six months after the second dose, the Pfizer Inc / BioNTech SE vaccine’s effectiveness in preventing infection by the coronavirus fell to 47% from 88%, according to data published on Monday by US health agencies when deciding whether booster shots were needed. Ahead of peer review in August, the study’s findings were made public in […]
US working on plan to reopen to fully-vaccinated foreigners
0 The United States, which closed its borders to much of the world as the pandemic took hold, plans eventually to begin allowing fully vaccinated foreigners back in, a White House official said Wednesday. President Joe Biden’s administration, recognizing the importance of international travel, wants to reopen to visitors from abroad in a “safe and […]
New York is first US city to mandate vaccines for restaurants, gyms
New York will become the first major US city to require proof of vaccination for people attending indoor venues such as restaurants, gyms and shows, under a plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday. The announcement comes as public bodies and private businesses in the United States step up vaccine requirements as the country […]
Cuba approves emergency use of home-grown Covid vaccine, Latin America’s first
Cuba on Friday approved its home-grown Abdala vaccine for emergency use, the first Latin American coronavirus jab to reach this stage and a possible lifeline for a region trying to battle a killer pandemic with modest means. The country’s CECMED health regulator gave the go-ahead after Abdala’s makers last month announced the vaccine candidate was […]
French scientists warn high vaccine rate needed to stop Delta
A panel of scientists who advise the French government on health warned Friday that as many as 95 percent of people might need to be vaccinated to dam the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19. With cases rising, “a fourth wave linked to the Delta variant could hit swiftly, with repercussions for the health […]
Asad Umar appreciates US govt as Pakistan receives Modena vaccine
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 […]