LONDON – An unseen variant of novel Covid-19, that’s experts believe is 'vaccine-resistant' and more dangerous than other variants, has been detected in more than 30 countries around the globe. World Health Organization (WHO) classified the strain as a C.37 which is said to be a ‘variant of ...

ISLAMABAD – At least 1.3 million doses of China’s Siopharm vaccine will reach Pakistan today, local media reported. Reports quoting sources in the Ministry of Health said that 2 million more doses each of Sinovac and Sinopharm will arrive in the South Asian country on Monday and ...

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki, has assured Sindh’s Chief Minister (CM), Syed Murad Ali Shah, that he will discuss the issue of the approval of the Chinese coronavirus vaccines for Hajj pilgrims with the concerned authorities so that people from Pakistan may ...

In the wake of a deadly second wave, India has purchased 300 million doses of an unapproved coronavirus link vaccine. According to the federal government, the undisclosed vaccine from Indian business Biological E is in Phase 3 testing after showing “promising results” in the first two ...

Authorities have received another tranche comprising 500,000 doses of China-made Sinopharm vaccine as Pakistan has paced up the drive to inoculate the public against COVID-19. A special PIA plane reached Islamabad from Beijing Capital International Airport on Tuesday, an official said, adding ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s locally-produced single dose COVID-19 vaccine ‘PakVac’ will be available for nationwide vaccination from today. Reports in local media suggest that the launching ceremony will be held at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the federal capital at 4:30 ...

Iran is set to roll out its first indigenously developed vaccine for coronavirus, COV-Iran Barakat, next week after the third and final clinical trial. Soberana-02 vaccine, jointly developed by Iran and Cuba, has also completed its third clinical trial and is ready for industrial line ...

A viral video in which a man allegedly demonstrates Bluetooth capabilities after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has turned out to be fake. The COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University does not contain a Bluetooth chip. In the video, an unidentified man is seen ...

The UNICEF Pakistan has said that 100,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine have reached Pakistan under the COVAX facility, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel. In its tweet on Friday, UNICEF Pakistan said that over 100,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine via COVAX have arrived in Pakistan. Shipments ...

*ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has granted go-ahead to locally made COVID-19 vaccine. * Locally made coronavirus vaccine PakVac will be available for general use in the ongoing week, sources said. The National Conrol Lab for Biologicals (NCLB) of the DRAP has ...