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UK to vaccinate over 12s against Covid
LONDON: All children aged 12-15 will be offered Covid-19 vaccinations, Britain announced Monday, following the advice of four top medical officers.
Britain has been one of the countries hardest hit by Covid-19, recording more than 134,000…
Now is not the time to take off your masks: SAPM Faisal Sultan warns masses
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has said that the coronavirus is still present in Pakistan, warning masses that now is not the time to take off masks.
Speaking at a ceremony, Dr Sultan added…
Pakistan lowers coronavirus vaccination eligibility age to 15
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has decided to further lower the age of those eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine to 15 years.
The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) said Saturday that people between the ages of 15 and 18 are…
UAE lifts entry ban for residents fully vaccinated with WHO-approved jabs
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Friday said residents who have been fully vaccinated with a shot approved by the World Health Organisation could return as of September 12 from a list of previously suspended countries.
Dubai, one of the…
Islamabad may be Pakistan’s first city to reach herd immunity
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital may become the country's first city to reach the "fully vaccinated" status amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Pakistan government has set vaccination targets for 24 large cities by the end of…
Karachi private schools decide to vaccinate students aged 17 and above
KARACHI: In a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect students from the deadly virus, the private schools association in Karachi decided Monday to vaccinate students aged 17 and above.
The decision was taken during a meeting of…
US to send 4mn more doses of Pfizer vaccine to Pakistan: report
WASHINGTON: The US will begin sending over four million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Pakistan Thursday, said a spokesperson of the White House, speaking to the Voice of America.
The 4,149,990 doses, sent through COVAX, the global…
Coronavirus: Consignment of 1m doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine reaches Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A consignment of Russian made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, purchased by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has arrived in Islamabad, the authority's spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
This is the first Sputnik V…
Coronavirus in Pakistan: Govt sets price of booster dose at Rs1,270
LAHORE: Travellers who have received both doses of vaccine can take an additional booster shot of the country’s approved vaccines.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of National Health Services, people who plan to travel…
YouTube says it removed 1 million ‘dangerous’ videos on COVID-19
WASHINGTON: YouTube says it has removed more than one million videos with "dangerous coronavirus misinformation" since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The statement by the Google-owned video platform comes as social media platforms are…