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US authorizes Pfizer booster for kids as young as 12

Posted on January 4, 2022 by News Desk

Washington, Jan 3 (AFP/APP):US health authorities on Monday approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 booster shot for children as young as 12, and reduced the wait time between initial vaccination and an extra dose from six months to five, for all ages. The decision by the Food and […]

Omicron now the main coronavirus variant in France

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Paris, Dec 31 (AFP/APP):Omicron has become the main coronavirus strain in France where the number of infections has surged in the last few days, the country’s public health agency has said. “62.4 percent of tests showed a profile compatible with the Omicron variant” at the […]

Achieves 70 million vaccination targets by end of 2021, says Asad Umar

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Islamabad-December 31 (Online): Chairman National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Asad Umar announced that Pakistan has achieved the target of vaccinating 70 million people by the end of 2021. He wrote in his tweeter account “Praise be to God, the goal of complete vaccination of […]

France reports new daily record of COVID-19 cases

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

PARIS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua/APP):France reported on Wednesday 208,099 new confirmed COVID-19 cases detected in the past 24 hours, a new daily record since the outbreak of the pandemic in France. “This means that 24 hours a day, every second, two French people are diagnosed positive. […]

3 lost lives, 482 tested positive due to corona virus in last 24 hours

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (Online): As many 3 persons lost lives while 482 tested positive due to corona epidemic during the last 24 hours in the country. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 50662 tests were conducted during the […]

How do nicotine-free e-cigarettes affect blood vessels?

Posted on December 30, 2021 by News Desk

Islamabad, DEC 29, (ONLINE): New research examines the effects of a few puffs of nicotine-free electronic cigarettes on endothelial function, a measure of blood vessel health. New research examines the short term effects of vaping nicotine-free e-cigarettes. As more and more people are trying to […]

England and Wales report record Covid cases

Posted on December 29, 2021 by News Desk

London, Dec 28 (AFP/APP):England and Wales on Tuesday reported nearly 130,000 new coronavirus infections, a record daily tally as Omicron variant cases surge and the responses of the UK’s four nations continue to diverge. Authorities in London and Cardiff announced 129,471 new cases, while the […]

Anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign reviewed

Posted on December 28, 2021 by News Desk

LAHORE, Dec 27 (APP):Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal here on Monday chaired a meeting to review progress on ongoing anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign in Lahore. It was decided that all those working in factories, markets, shopping malls and shops in the city […]

DR Congo cholera vaccine drive targets 2 mn people: WHO

Posted on December 28, 2021 by News Desk

Kinshasa, Dec 27 (AFP/APP):A vaccination drive against cholera kicked off last week targeting two million people in the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Monday. The highly contagious bacterial infection, which causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration, thrives in […]

Cambodia confirms 15 new Omicron cases, 31 in total

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 27 (Xinhua/APP) –:Cambodia has recorded 15 more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bringing the total number of Omicron variant cases in the Southeast Asian country to 31. All of the new Omicron infections were imported. “Up to 15 new Omicron […]

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