Tag: #Vaccine
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Ghana approves Oxford malaria vaccine
In a breakthrough move, Ghana becomes the first country to approve the Oxford malaria vaccine, touted to be “highly effective”, the R21 vaccine is cleared in West Africa as funding concerns remain. Ghana is the first country to approve the malaria vaccine developed at UK’s prestigious Oxford University. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine has been cleared for…
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Pakistan records its highest number of COVID-19 deaths since October
COVID-19 claimed another 50 lives during the last 24 hours, the highest in a single day since October 4, 2021 when 54 people succumbed to Covid-19.
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Pakistan reports a rise in Covid-19 positivity percentage
According to the latest statistics released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 446 patients have recovered from Covid-19, in the last 24-hours. According to reports, in the last 24-hours, 2,074 new cases have been confirmed with 13 cases reportedly critical and 13 deaths. Meanwhile, 446 patients reportedly recovered in the last 24-hours with…
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EU drugs watchdog says Omicron pushing COVID-19 towards endemic
The EU’s Drug Watchdog said on Tuesday that the spread of the Omicron variety was pushing covid to a local disease with which humanity could survive, although it was still a pandemic at this point.
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UK confirms 55% Omicron ratio in the vaccinated
ENGLAND: In the UK fifty-five percentage of all Omicron cases have been reported in those who have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine. According to British media, experts fear that the current vaccine will not have an effect on Omicron which is spreading faster in South Africa in comparison to the Delta variant. The…
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AstraZeneca now to take profits from Covid-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca will now not provide the vaccine for free but will take profits from its distribution to other countries. The vaccine will now not be provided on a non-profitable basis but will be charged. The company has signed a series of for-profit agreements for the next year, and it expects to make an honest income…
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Oxford University starts new Ebola vaccine trials
Oxford University has started Clinical trials for a new Ebola vaccine. The aim in mind is to counter the Zaire and Sudan types of Ebola, which together have resulted in nearly all Ebola outbreaks and deaths worldwide. Oxford University has initiated phase one of its trials, which involves testing the vaccine on human volunteers. Ebola…
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Pfizer releases an oral pill for COVID-19
Pfizer released a statement on Friday that it has an antiviral medication that can cut the danger of hospitalization or passing from COVID by 89%, as indicated by information from clinical preliminaries. A day after Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics got endorsement in the United Kingdom (UK) for their COVID-19 antiviral pill, United States (US) also…
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Coronavirus vaccine founders likely to receive Nobel Prize
The 2021 Nobel Prize is likely to be awarded to Corona vaccine maker’s? Isn’t it too early? On Monday, the Nobel Prize in Medicine will be announced. Researchers believe that work on COVID-19 vaccines could be recognized. Vaccines assisted several countries in returning to a state of near-normalcy. It is being speculated that the 2021…
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NCOC: Children of ages 12 & above to be vaccinated
The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) settled on Tuesday to begin Covid-19 vaccinations of children of ages 12 years or more. Asad Umar, the Planning and Development Minister of Pakistan heads the NCOC. He declared in a tweet that the committee has decided for the vaccination age to be lowered to children of 12…