Tag: Pfizer
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Karachi Eat 2022 will be held this weekend despite 20 percent positivity rate in city
The annual food festival, Karachi Eat 2022 will be held at the Beach View Park in Clifton from Friday till Sunday this month. The organisers are hopeful that the festival will be held according to schedule. They are not intending to cancel the event despite the covid positivity rate increasing to 20 percent in Karachi.…
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How and where to get your free booster shot in Pakistan
The fifth wave of Covid-19 has recently emerged all over Pakistan. Authorities have urged citizens to get vaccination completely and follow strict SOPs. Those who completed two doses of the vaccine can get booster shots from designated centres. Eligibility of booster shot According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), health personnel, citizens who…
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NCOC lowers age limit for Covid-19 booster shot to 30
The National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) announced its decision to lower the age limit for the administration of Covid-19 booster shot for people who got both their shots six months back. Pakistanis aged 30 or above can now get a booster shot of their own choice across Pakistan from January 1, 2022. Only Sinopharm,…
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NCOC approves Chinese vaccine for children aged 12 and older
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Thursday that its committee of health experts has approved two Chinese vaccines to be administered to children aged 12 years and older from November 15. The Chinese vaccines approved by the committee are Sinopharm and Sinovac. “Chinese vaccines Sinopharm and Sinovac have been approved by NCOC…
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Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine more than 90 percent effective in kids
Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine appear safe and almost 91 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5 to 11-year-olds according to study details released Friday, as the US considers opening vaccinations to that age group. The shots could begin in early November — with the first children in line fully protected by…
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Pakistan lowers Covid vaccination eligibility age to 15
The government has officially decided to further lower the Covid vaccination eligibility age to 15 years, reported Geo News. Children between the ages of 15 and 18 will be vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) said. According to the NCOC, Pfizer vaccine will be available at all central vaccination…
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WHO warns against mixing, matching Covid-19 vaccines, calls it ‘dangerous trend’
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist on Monday advised people not to mix and match Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact. “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix…
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Study shows AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines effective against Delta Covid-19 variants
COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and the Pfizer-BioNTech alliance remain broadly effective against Delta and Kappa variants of the COVID-19 which were first identified in India, according to a scientific study. According to the details, the study by Oxford University researchers, published in the journal Cell, examined the ability of antibodies in the blood from people, who…
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Expats protest, demand Pfizer vaccines ‘only’
Several overseas Pakistanis protested outside the Mass Vaccination Centre at F-9 Park in Islamabad, on Monday. The expats demanded that they should only be administered the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer, reports The Express Tribune. The staff present at the vaccination centre stated that they could only administer the vaccine provided by the government which was…
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Who will get the Pfizer vaccine in Pakistan?
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Thursday that the government has decided to prioritise giving the Pfizer vaccine to those who have a work visa. The government aims is to inoculate Hajj pilgrims and students proceeding for education abroad first. The federal minister said that the government is working hard to…