Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Second batch of AstraZeneca arrives in Islamabad

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Pakistan on Saturday received its second batch of 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca through COVAX. COVAX, co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi (the Vaccines Alliance), and the World Health Organisation, is a global initiative that works with governments and manufacturers to ensure Covid-19 vaccines are available worldwide to both higher-income and … Read more

Bangladesh secures 17.5 million coronavirus vaccines after caseload crosses 1 million

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Bangladesh has closed deals for 17.5 million more coronavirus vaccine doses, the health minister said Saturday, as the country fights with record deaths and its caseload crossed one million. The country of 169 million people has forced its strictest ever lockdown as it pursues to control a major flow in cases and record numbers of … Read more