vaccines

Pakistan facing shortage of hepatitis, influenza, other vaccines

The drugs for the vaccination of hepatitis and influenza and other diseases have seen a… Read More

Global fundraising meeting raises $6.9 billion to fight COVID-19

A global fundraising meeting on Saturday raised 6.15 billion euros ($6.9 billion) from the United… Read More

China approves trials for two more coronavirus vaccines

China has approved clinical trials for two more experimental vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus,… Read More

US sign deals to produce possible coronavirus vaccines

There are currently no approved treatments or vaccines specifically for COVID-19, the respiratory disease that… Read More

Ghana launches the world’s largest vaccine drone delivery network

With support from Gavi and other partners, drones will serve up to 2,000 health facilities… Read More

US teen who was denied vaccines by mother testifies before Senate

Lindenberger, still 18, said he did his own research, became convinced that information in defence… Read More

Scientists to test tailor-made vaccine tech to fight epidemics

LONDON: A global coalition set up to fight disease epidemics is investing up to $8.4… Read More

Punjab govt imposes tax on life-saving vaccines

LAHORE: Punjab Government in an unpleasant development has decided to impose tax on immunization vaccines, ARY… Read More

Malaria vaccine loses effectiveness over several years: study

WASHINGTON: An experimental vaccine against malaria known as Mosquirix -- or RTS,S -- weakens over… Read More

Pakistan closer to eliminating polio: officials

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is moving closer to eradicating polio, officials said Tuesday, with no fresh traces of… Read More

Large-scale trials for Zika vaccines at least 18 months away: WHO

GENEVA: Large-scale trials for Zika virus vaccines are at least 18 months away, while establishing… Read More

FIA seizes large quantity of expired vaccines in NIH raid

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday raided a hospital warehouse and confiscated a… Read More

Meningitis epidemic kills 45 in Niger

NIAMEY: A meningitis epidemic that broke out in January in Niger has so far killed… Read More

Health officials suspended for wasting vaccines worth $3.7 mn

ISLAMABAD: Two health officials were suspended over wasting $3.7 million worth of vaccines donated by… Read More

Durrani demands ban on CNG cylinders

KARACHI: Speaker of Sindh Assembly (SA) Agha Siraj Durrani has demanded a ban on Compressed… Read More

Anti-polio drives underway in Karachi, Quetta

KARACHI/QUETTA: Anti polio drives are underway in Karachi and Quetta on Monday, ARY News reports. Read More

WHO eyes mass Ebola vaccines by mid-2015

GENEVA: Hundreds of thousands of Ebola vaccine doses could be rolled out to west Africa… Read More