Tue, 21-Oct-2025

AstraZeneca approved as booster vaccine in Australia amid battle against COVID-19

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CANBERRA – Australia reported more than 25,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 50 deaths on Thursday when the AstraZeneca vaccine was provisionally approved for use as a booster in the country. Medical regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Wednesday night announced it provisionally approved a booster dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for … Read more

China orders overseas mail disinfection over Omicron fears

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BEIJING: China’s postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overseas after authorities claimed mail could be the source of recent coronavirus outbreaks. China, where the virus first emerged in late 2019, has stuck to a strict policy of targeting zero Covid cases even as the … Read more

People above 18 years eligible to get free Covid-19 booster vaccine: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday announced to further reduce the age limit to 18 years for free booster coronavirus vaccine. Read more: Traditional Chinese Medicine successful on Covid-19 patients in clinical trial “In today’s NCOC session, [the] age limit for [a] booster dose has been further reduced. From tomorrow onwards, … Read more