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Coronavirus: UK govt green lights Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use

The United Kingdom became the first country in the world on Wednesday to approve the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine with the vaccine expecting to be rolled for use from next week.

December 2, 2020
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SAPMDr Faisal Sultan and information minister Shibli Faraz

Govt okays procurement of Covid-19 vaccine

The federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved funds to purchase the Covid-19 vaccine.

December 1, 2020
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COVID-19: Pakistan records 2,458 new cases and 67 deaths in last 24 hrs

Pakistan has recorded fresh 2,458 COVID-19 cases and 67 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours, reported on Tuesday.

December 1, 2020
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WHO says ‘will do everything’ to discover origin of Covid-19

The World Health Organization insisted Monday it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19.

November 30, 2020
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5 day nationwide polio vaccination campaign kicked off on Monday

According to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, as many as 39 million children under the age of 5 years will be administered anti-polio vaccine drops across the country during the campaign that will continue until…

November 30, 2020
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Will COVID-19 vaccines protect us? Does efficacy equal effectiveness?

The frontrunners in the COVID-19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials, but what does that mean for the global fight against the pandemic?

November 29, 2020
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Pakistanis join final trials for China-made coronavirus vaccine

Scores of volunteers from across Pakistan are flocking to research hospitals to join the final-stage clinical trials of a Chinese-made vaccine for coronavirus.

November 26, 2020
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Covid 19: Study finds antibodies in 7% of Pakistanis

The second round of a coronavirus prevalence study has confirmed that 7 percent of residents of Pakistan have developed antibodies for the virus.

November 24, 2020
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Cigarette smoke increases cell vulnerability to Coronavirus

Exposure to cigarette smoke makes airway cells more vulnerable to infection with the new coronavirus, UCLA researchers found.

November 21, 2020
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WHO welcomes COVID-19 immunity study, gives hopes for vaccines

A British study that found people who have had COVID-19 are unlikely to contract the disease again for at least six months is good news and also provides hope for vaccines, a World Health Organization…

November 20, 2020
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Pfizer says its vaccine shows 95% efficacy, plans to get emergency approval from FDA

American pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated 95 % efficacy in late trials.

November 18, 2020
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COVID19 Wave-2: Over 2,000 Corona cases reports across Pakistan

While over 2,000 cases of Covid-19 were reported from across the country for the second consecutive day on Saturday, the number of active cases reached 24,938.

November 15, 2020
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Johnson & Johnson fails to overturn $2.12 billion baby powder verdict

Missouri’s highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson’s appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products.

November 4, 2020
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COVID-19: WHO chief goes into quarantine

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is going into isolation after he revealed he had been in close proximity of someone who has since tested positive for coronavirus.

November 2, 2020
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