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‘Bold steps are being taken to ensure implementation of COVID-19 SOPs,’ says Dr. Faisal Sultan

SAPM Dr Faisal Briefs Regarding Vaccine Shortage In Country

State Health Minister Dr. Faisal Sultan on Tuesday said that Pakistan Army will assist the civil administration to ensure compliance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by the general public. According to the details, while talking to media in Islamabad, Dr. Faisal Sultan said that bold steps are being taken to ensure implementation of Standard Operating … Read more

COVID-19 claims 142 lives, infects 4,487 more people in past 24 hours

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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed 142 more lives and infected 4,487 more people in Pakistan during the last 24 hours. According to the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), after the inclusion of fresh infections the national tally of confirmed cases has jumped to 804,939 with 17,329 total deaths. The highest death toll in … Read more

US approves restart of Johnson & Johnson corona jabs

US approves restart of Johnson & Johnson corona jabs

The US health officials on Friday have given the permission to restart the jabs of Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccinations which was paused due to worries over blood clotting. The news came shortly after an expert panel suggested lifting the pause because the benefits of the shot surpassed possible dangers. “We have concluded that the … Read more

“vaccine to become easier to ship and store”, says Pfizer CEO

"vaccine to become easier to ship and store", says Pfizer CEO

The American pharmaceuticals Pfizer has planned to launch a new variant of its vaccine that can be stored at a normal temperature. As per details, the vaccine made by Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech is already a mainstay in Europe’s efforts to control the pandemic but it is a challenge to ship and protect at a very high temperature. The current version … Read more

Pakistan is all set to acquire 100,000 doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccine

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The government of Pakistan is ready to acquire 100,000 vaccination doses of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccine of Pfizer BioNtech through COVAX by June 2021. According to the reports, Pakistan has installed the Ultra Cold Chain (UCC) Refrigerators in Islamabad and all the federating units, officials said. An official of the National Health Services, Regulations, and … Read more

Sri Lankan players to get the first dose of AstraZeneca on Sunday

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Sri Lankan players to get their first dose of AstraZeneca on Sunday The national team of Sri Lanka will get the first corona vaccine next Sunday, as was disclosed by Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket (board) management committee. Prof. Arjuna said in his statement that, “The players will be … Read more

Pakistan Vaccinated 2.5 Lakh People Over The Age Of 60: SAMP For Health

SAPM Dr Faisal Briefs Regarding Vaccine Shortage In Country

Dr Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Health, said that around 800,000 people over the age of 60 across the country had registered for the coronavirus vaccination, out of which about 250,000 have already received the first dose of the vaccine. In addition to making further arrangements to expedite the registration process, … Read more

Dad pretends to get vaccinated to lessen daughter’s fear, video will melt your heart

Dad pretends to get vaccinated to lessen daughter’s fear

Dad is a daughter’s hero, without any doubt. The father-daughter duo is considered one of the best relationships in the world. This Reddit video featuring a dad and his daughter will surely melt your heart and will make you smile. The video features a father and his little princess sitting on a chair at a … Read more

UK: 2 patients injected trial Coronavirus vaccine in Oxford

Coronavirus vaccination in UK

Two patients voluntarily presented themselves for Coronavirus trial vaccination in the Kingdom. According to the details, they were vaccinated of half the COVID-19 vaccine and half a regulator vaccine which does not affect Coronavirus but it defends the volunteer from swelling and other harmful reactions. One of the volunteer who injected the vaccination, Elisa Granato … Read more

Anti-polio drive to begin in 34 UCs of Karachi from tomorrow

Anti-polio drive

Karachi: A two-day anti-polio vaccination drive in 34 sensitive union councils of Karachi will commence from tomorrow (Friday). According to the details, The Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed for improved monitoring mechanism to ensure that the identified children may not miss the opportunity under any pretext. Saudi edicts Pakistani, Afghan to take … Read more

Child bit by stray dogs in Larkana breaths his last

Child bit by stray dogs in Larkana breaths his last

Hasnain, a six-year old, whose face was munched by stray dogs’ bites in Larkana, loses his life on Wednesday at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) Karachi. Hasnain was under treatment at the NICH, where he underwent multiple face surgeries. Hasnain was immediately shifted to Chandka Medical Hospital, Larkana in critical condition when he … Read more

Samoa: UN releases emergency aid to combat the widespread of Measles

UN releases emergency aid to combat the widespread of Measles

An uncontrollable measles outbreak has continued to spread in Samoa, with the death toll reaching 70. The United Nations (UN) on Monday released $2.6 million in emergency aid to combat the widespread of Measles. Official figures showed there were 112 new cases reported in 24 hours, despite a massive immunization drive last week that saw … Read more

Sindh: Dengue death toll soars to 42

Dengue in the country is still uncontrollable

Two more people diagnosed with dengue fever succumbs to the disease in Karachi here on Saturday. As per details, a woman, resident of North Nazimabad and a three-month-old baby of Gulshan-e-Malir passed away in a private hospital of the metropolis due to dengue fever. According to the Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh, the tally of those … Read more

Typhoid immunization provided to 4 million children across Sindh

Typhoid vaccination campaign

Around four million children have been provided Typhoid vaccine across Sindh. According to the Health Department, typhoid vaccine has been provided to 4 million children across Sindh, while the campaign, which starts from November 18, will continue till November 30. The target of vaccinating more than one million children across Sindh has been set up, … Read more

Dengue Menace grips KPK, 13 affectees under treatment

Dengue Menace grips KPK

Dengue Virus wars continue in the country, more dengue cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). According to the details, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 13 more people suffers from dengue in the last 24 hours. The number of affected patients in the province increased to 7 thousand and 51 while dengue patients in Peshawar district … Read more

Stray dog attacks and injures baby girl in Okara

Stray dog in Okara shreds baby girl

A minor baby girl, bitten and badly injured by a stray dog in Chak No 2 1L near Okara village. According to details, Rahman Town resident Allah Dutta said that my youngest daughter Aaliyah had gone to visit her relatives in the village of Chuck No. 21L where she was attacked and bitten by a … Read more

Man fails to suffer at JPMC after bitten by a stray dog

Man in Karachi died of rabies at JPMC

A man who had been admitted to Karachi’s Jinnah hospital with rabies four days ago died here on Tuesday. The 45-year-old Muhammad Saleem Ditta, had been admitted with irritability, difficulty swallowing and hydrophobia after which he developed rabies encephalitis. He was bitten by a stray dog in Karachi 40 days ago while trying to protect … Read more

International Polio Day being observed today

World Polio Day observed on October 24

International Polio Day is being observed all across the globe including Pakistan here on October 24, Thursday. The purpose of this day’s celebration is to raise awareness about polio and make efforts to eradicate polio virus from all parts of the world. In 1988, the World Health Organization and Rotary International launched the Global Polio … Read more

KPK witnesses another polio case

polio case registered in KPK

Alarming increase in polio cases as one more affectee surfaced from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Friday. As per details, the new case was reported from Lakki Marwat area in a three-month-old child. The authorities said the minor was not vaccinated against the virus. The tally of polio cases has reached up to 72 this year … Read more

Ebola Virus: Death toll in Congo climbs above 2000

Ebola death toll in Congo climbs above 2000

The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as respondents battle to overcome community mistrust and widespread security problems. The government team overseeing the response said the number of confirmed and probable cases had also hit a milestone of more than 3,000 in … Read more