ADB approves $500 mln to procure COVID-19 vaccines for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Friday approved a $500 million loan to help Pakistan procure and deploy safe and effective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and strengthen the country’s capacity to implement its vaccination program. The project will support Pakistan’s National Deployment and Vaccination Plan […]

Chinese PLA provides COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan Army

BEIJING, The second batch of COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was delivered to the Pakistani military. The vaccine was provided with the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of Pakistani military and for the implementation of […]

CDC issues new guidelines regarding allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines

In December, the US Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorisation for two vaccines, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. The country remains the nation worst affected in the coronavirus pandemic, having registered over 17 million cases and at least 315,000 deaths. The US Centers for Disease Control […]

Trump to sign executive order on COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday

The order will reportedly give Americans priority access to the inoculations against coronavirus before they are distributed to foreign countries hit by the pandemic. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, Fox News reported on Monday, citing senior administration […]