About Covid-19 vaccine: Leading infectious diseases experts and vaccinologists have warned that herd immunity against the coronavirus cannot achieve globally without vaccinating children; Arguing that vaccinating the adults may prevent mortality, but the transmissibility of the virus would continue in the unvaccinated populations; especially children. They said studies to vaccinate children are underway although these […]
Pfizer Inc has withdrawn an application for emergency-use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in India that it has developed with Germany’s BioNTech, the company told the local news agency on Friday. The United States company; which was the first drugmaker to apply for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in India; had a meeting […]
During a media talk in Islamabad on 4 February 2021, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM)on health Dr. Faisal Sultan talked about the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine which started being administered in Pakistan during this week. While talking to the media, Dr. Faisal sultan asserted that the Sinopharm vaccine is suitable for people aged from 18-60. […]
The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots in a world first. Thousands of variants have been documented as the virus mutates, including the so-called British, South African, […]
Kuwait will impose a new round of swift restrictions from Sunday, including a two-week entry ban on non-citizens, as part of its latest attempt to curb the spread of the Covid. The decision was announced on Wednesday following an extraordinary cabinet meeting as the country is witnessing an uptick in the number of COVID-19 infections […]
Russian scientists say the country’s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19, according to early results of an advanced study published in a journal, in a boost for a shot that is increasingly being bought by nations around the world who are desperate to stop the devastation caused by the pandemic. Researchers say […]
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday banned expatriates from traveling to the Kingdom from 20 countries to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Exceptions to the ban, which begins at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, are diplomats, and medical staff, and their families. Travel will be banned from the UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, and Turkey, as well as the […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain is in the intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Britain. Apparently, after contracting Covid-19, it emerged on Monday. Hussain, who is living in the UK in self-imposed exile since 1991; in an audio message released through his party’s social media channels on Saturday (Jan 30) stated […]
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid speaks to the media in Lahore, on February 1st, 2021. She advised people to vaccinate at their “own risk”. Furthermore saying there were side effects related to the COVID-19 vaccine, which she also claimed caused “deaths in some countries.” Dr. Yasmin Rashid clarified to the media here in Lahore […]
WASHINGTON: A Covid-19 vaccine is not only permissible in Islam, but also obligatory as it has the potential to stop the spread of an extremely dangerous disease, says an edict issued by the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AJMA). On Saturday, the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) arranged a seminar. Scholars and physicians […]
