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Covid vaccine malfunctioning, more than 1,000 shots wasted in Japan

More than 1,000 shots of coronavirus vaccine went to waste in Japan after storage temperatures deviated from a required range due to a freezer malfunction, the health ministry said on Monday, the country’s first such…

March 2, 2021
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Punjab Health minister ,Dr Yasmin Rashid

vaccination for public start soon: Health Minister

After the vaccination of frontline health workers, the process of vaccinating the rest of the public against coronavirus will start soon, says Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid

March 2, 2021
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Only 15% of AstraZeneca vaccine available in Germany has been used

Germany has administered only 15% of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shots it has available, the health ministry said, as the vaccine faces public resistance after trials showed it to be less effective than alternatives.

February 24, 2021
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Health Ministry dissatified with slow pace of vaccinantion

The Ministry of National Health Services has expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of vaccination of frontline health workers against the coronavirus in Islamabad

February 23, 2021
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Pakistan to begin next coronavirus vaccination phase from March: Dr Faisal

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said Thursday that Pakistan would begin its next vaccination phase from March, with the arrival of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine.

February 18, 2021
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Hungary the first in the EU to receive China's Sinopharm vaccine

A shipment of Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, making it the first member of the European Union (EU) to receive a Chinese vaccine.

February 17, 2021
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WHO alerts six countries after Ebola outbreaks

The World Health Organization has alerted six countries to watch out for potential Ebola cases after fresh outbreaks in Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

February 16, 2021
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Corona vaccine: Registration for citizens above 65 begins

The federal government has opened registration for citizens falling under the age of 65 years and above for COVID-19 vaccine shots.

February 15, 2021
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Pakistan to receive 17 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine before April: British High Commission

The British High Commission on Sunday announced that Pakistan will soon receive doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

February 14, 2021
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Inquiry is under process about the Covid-19 origin, warns WHO

All hypotheses are still open in the World Health Organization’s search for the origins of COVID-19, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Friday.

February 13, 2021
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Pakistan approves China's CanSinoBIO coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Friday has approved the emergency use of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine from CanSino Biologics.

February 12, 2021
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Sindh Covid vaccination drive: 18,598 health workers have received jabs so far

Sindh government on Tuesday said that it had so far vaccinated 18,598 frontline health workers against COVID-19.

February 9, 2021
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One vaccine dose might be enough for COVID-19 survivors

COVID-19 survivors might only need one shot of the new vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, instead of the usual two doses, because their immune systems have gotten a head start on learning to recognize the…

February 4, 2021
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Vaccines may protect against severe disease even as variants evolve

COVID-19 vaccines might offer protection against severe disease even as coronavirus variants evolve to better allow continued transmission between people, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group Andrew Pollard said on Wednesday.

February 3, 2021
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