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US health authority says Moderna vaccine effective in under-fives

WASHINGTON: US health authorities confirmed on Friday that data provided by drug-maker Moderna on the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine among very young children...

COVID-19 shot interval can be extended to 8 weeks for some

Extending the interval between the first two doses of the most widely used COVID-19 vaccines in the country to eight weeks for young men...

Sinopharm COVID vaccine registered in another country

The South African health regulator said on Monday it has registered Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, effectively clearing the way for its use in the...

‘Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot causes mostly mild side effects in young kids’

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine caused mostly mild side effects in children aged 5 to 11 years, according to data published by...

Pakistan receives 15mn doses of COVID vaccine from ADB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), ARY News reported. As per details, 15 million doses...

US authorizes Covid boosters for all over 18s

The United States on Friday authorized Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine boosters to all people aged 18 and older, the Food and Drug Administration...

Pakistan vaccinates half the population with at least one dose

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has achieved another milestone of vaccinating half the country's population eligible for coronavirus vaccine with at least one dose. Besides, the country made...

ECC approves $190mn for Covid-19 vaccine procurement

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Thursday approved a technical supplementary grant worth $190 million to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for...

US CDC backs COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday backed broad use of Pfizer's and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in children...

WHO set to restart Sputnik Covid vaccine analysis

The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was about to restart the process of approving Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following a series...

Heart inflammation rates higher after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: Canada data

Canadian health officials said on Friday data suggests reported cases of rare heart inflammation were relatively higher after Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine compared with the...

Malaysia approves Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 17

Malaysia has given conditional approval for a COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac to be used on young people aged between 12 and 17,...

Govt hospital worker found charging Rs200 to administer Covid vaccine

FAISALABAD: A gang has activated in Faisalabad whose members were allegedly administering COVID-19 vaccine to the citizens after charging Rs200 in Awan Wala, ARY...

COVID-19 vaccines hold strong against Delta, protection waning in older adults

Three US studies suggest COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against hospitalization and death, even in the face of the highly transmissible Delta variant, but...

Covid-19: Sindh health minister demands to vaccinate children aged 12-17

KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho has demanded to administer COVID-19 vaccine to children aged between 12 and 17, ARY News reported on...

Vaccine poses low risk for adults with high-risk allergies

Highly allergic adults can safely receive the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech, a new study suggests. Among the 8,102 patients with allergies in the Israeli study,...

US aims to give full approval to Pfizer vaccine on Monday: report

The US Food and Drug Administration is aiming to give full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, the New York Times reported on...

Peru study about Sinopharm COVID vaccine sheds new light on efficacy

LIMA/BEIJING: A two-dose COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinopharm was 50.4% effective in preventing infections in health workers in Peru when it was seeing a...

Pfizer, Moderna seen reaping billions from vaccine booster market

Drugmakers Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are expected to reap billions of dollars from COVID-19 booster shots in a market that could rival the $6...

EU looking into new possible side-effects of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Three new conditions reported by a small number of people after vaccination with COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and Moderna are being studied to assess...

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