Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): The United States on Friday donated nine million pediatric and adult doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Pakistan. "As part of the U.S. commitment to provide 77 million doses of US COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan, an additional nine million pediatric and adult doses from the United States--in partnership with COVAX-- began arriving on August 26," the US Embassy in Pakistan said in a statement.
Paris [France], July 21 (ANI/Xinhua): France will offer a second COVID-19 booster jab to at-risk adults aged from 18 to 59, as well as pregnant women and those who live with vulnerable or immunocompromised people, the French newspaper Le Parisien reported Wednesday.
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): Strong protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus with vaccination is short-lived and dependable protection against reinfection requires up-to-date boosters with vaccines that are adapted to address changes in the virus that occur as part of its natural evolution over time, says a new study.
Canada is going to throw out about 13.6 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn’t find any takers for it either at home or abroad. Canada signed a contract with AstraZeneca in 2020 to get 20 million doses of its vaccine, and 2.3 million Canadians received at least one dose of it, […]
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan is currently witnessing a new surge in the COVID-19 cases and amid this the country's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has also tweaked its mask mandates where now the masks are mandatory again for domestic flights with immediate effect.
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): The US regulators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday authorized and recommended the first COVID-19 vaccines for kids under the age of five.
The United States has given a nod to Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines for children as young as 6 months. The US FDA granted emergency authorization for the use of Pfizer and Moderna jabs in the youngest children. This age group is the final age group that was awaiting immunization against the deadly COVID-19. This implies […]
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age.
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccinations for children under the age of five are expected to begin as early as June 21, White House Covid response coordinator Dr Ashish Jha said.
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