Tag: vaccines
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Omicron Variant: Sindh Govt. announces new restrictions
The Sindh government on Tuesday declared new controls pointed toward abridging the spread of Omicron, a new vigorously changed Covid-19 strain, sources announced. As per a warning gave by Sindh Home Department, the instructive exercises would proceed across the region. “The National Command and Operations Center [NCOC] had put Karachi, Sukkur, and Sanghar in “classification…
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China promises 1bn COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa
China’s President Xi pledges to donate 600 million doses of vaccine directly, with a further 400 million doses coming from other sources
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Umrah open for WHO verified vaccinated foreigners
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah reported Sunday that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will presently acknowledge unfamiliar travelers able to perform Umrah in the Grand Mosque of Makkah under the refreshed Covid related limitations. An assertion gave by the authority Twitter represent the distribution of information identified with the two sacred mosques in…
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Coronavirus Vaccines Show Decreased Efficacy Against Delta Type
In a study conducted by Oxford University in the UK, it was revealed that the effectiveness of vaccines against the Delta variant of coronavirus is reduced within 3 months. According to reports, an Oxford University study comparing the effectiveness of vaccines against the Delta variant discovered that two commonly used vaccines in the UK had…
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EU tightens rules on coronavirus vaccine exports
Brussels, (24th March, 2021, 10:46 pm) (AFP/APP):The EU on Wednesday tightened its rules on Covid-19 vaccine exports, making authorisations contingent on destination countries behaving fairly in return — particularly vaccine-producing ones. The action came as Brussels wrangled with UK-based vaccine producer AstraZeneca over a supply shortfall and drew a sharp warning from Britain against “arbitrary…
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EU tightens rules on coronavirus vaccine exports
Brussels, (24th March, 2021, 07:19 pm)(AFP/APP):The EU on Wednesday tightened its rules on Covid-19 vaccine exports, making authorisations contingent on destination countries behaving fairly in return — particularly vaccine-producing ones. Officials said this means the European Commission will weigh how needy those countries are, in terms of infection rates and how many vaccines they have,…
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EU to ‘take action’ on AstraZeneca over vaccine supply
Brussels,(23rd March, 2021, 11:40 pm) (AFP/APP):Brussels said Tuesday it will toughen its checks on Covid-19 vaccine exports from the EU, as a top health official warned the bloc is “taking action” on AstraZeneca supplies. The European Commission will on Wednesday adopt “a revision of the export transparency and authorisation mechanism,” a spokesman told journalists. The…
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Growing global vaccine gap ‘grotesque’: WHO
Geneva, (22th March, 2021, 11:55 pm) (AFP/APP):The World Health Organization on Monday blasted the growing gap between the number of coronavirus vaccines administered in rich and poor countries, branding the inequity a global “moral outrage”. The WHO tore into wealthy nations now vaccinating younger people at low risk of developing Covid-19 disease, bluntly saying they…
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EU split on way forward in Britain vaccine row
Brussels, (20th March, 2021, 10:50 pm)(AFP/APP):EU capitals were divided Monday on how to handle a looming vaccine war with the UK, with France pushing for action and Ireland and the Netherlands arguing for dialogue. The row is over the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, one of four approved in Europe, that was supposed to be the backbone…
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Switzerland approves J&J Covid vaccine
Geneva, (20th March, 2021, 10:50 pm) (AFP/APP):Swiss regulators on Monday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, after already authorising the jabs made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The Swissmedic regulatory authority said in a statement that it had authorised the use of the vaccine, which has the advantages of being a single-shot…