World leaders must make a “new commitment” to a more equal distribution of coronavirus vaccines to bring the pandemic under control, the heads of four major global organizations said on Tuesday. Their joint rallying cry comes as concerns rise that vaccine inequality between wealthy and poor nations is further complicating and prolonging a pandemic that […]
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ECC approves US $130 mln for corona vaccine procurement
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in its special meeting on Monday approved technical supplementary grant of USD 130 million (equal to approximately Rs.20 billion) for the National Disaster Management Fund to ensure timely procurement of Corona Vaccine for the effective national response to COVID-19 Pandemic. The ECC meeting was chaired by the […]
Young people complain of heart problems post vaccine jab in America
According to the New York Times, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received complaints of inflammation in the heart muscle after vaccinating some young people. The medical name for this disease is myocarditis. The disease has been reported by a Vaccine Safety Group. According to the CDC, these complaints have been found […]
More Vaccination Centers Needed: DHO Swat
Swat: 53,000 people have been vaccinated against corona in Swat, 1900 people are being vaccinated daily, while 2.3% of the total population has been vaccinated. According to the health department, so far 53,000 people over the age of 30 have been vaccinated against corona in 14 vaccination centers across the district. According to District Health […]
Suno Chanda actor Farhan Saeed got his COVID vaccine
Suno Chanda actor Farhan Saeed got his COVID jab in Karachi. The Pakistani singer and actor shared his photo on Instagram getting the vaccine. He revealed that he got his jab at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Farhan Saeed (@farhan_saeed) He urged his […]
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 […]
‘Punjab govt arranges best quality vaccine for people’
LAHORE: The Punjab government has arranged the best quality coronavirus vaccines for people and all vaccines are quite effective, according to secretary for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department. Talking to journalists during her visit to the Minar-e-Pakistan Vaccination Centre, she said that about 150,000 citizens were being administered with the vaccine daily and so far […]
Pakistan starts local production of anti-Covid vaccine: NA informed
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Nausheen Hamid on Friday informed the National Assembly that Pakistan had started local production of anti-corona vaccine. Responding to various questions during the question hour, she said that the first batch of CanSino vaccine was currently being manufactured at the National Institute of Health […]
Vaccine registration for citizens aged 40 plus begins tomorrow: Asad Umar
The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) head Asad Umar announced that vaccine registration for citizens aged 40 and above will be open from tomorrow. Asad Umar in a tweet announced that after the meeting of the NCOC it has been decided to open registration for this age group. “Also the decision was taken to […]
Pfizer CEO says people might need a third dose after 12 months
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that it is highly likely that people will require a third vaccine shot within 12 months of being fully vaccinated. Bourla said it is possible people will need to get vaccinated against the coronavirus annually. “We need to see what would be the sequence, and for how often we need […]