The fast-spreading delta form is so contagious that it has highlighted vaccine flaws and altered the outlook for stopping the epidemic, according to Moderna President Stephen Hoge. In a phone interview, he said Delta is “simply so good at infecting people and multiplying that it increases the bar on how strong vaccinations have to be.” […]
Prime Minister Imran Khann on Sunday criticised the partial coronavirus lockdown imposed by the Sindh government; against the federal government’s wishes, explaining that doing so would break the back of the common man. He expressed his views on the issue while conversing with the people of Pakistan; in a live question-and-answer session via telephone. The premier […]
The Sindh government on Sunday declared 11 Covid-19 vaccination centres in six districts of Karachi as “mass vaccination facilities” ;that will operate round-the-clock throughout the week to prevent overcrowding at two mega vaccination points; the Expo Centre and Khaliqdina Hall. Also,the decision notify after the vaccination centres at the Expo Centre; and Khaliqdina Hall overrun by […]
Data from Israel’s health ministry shows Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine significantly less effective at preventing infection and symptomatic illness with the Delta variant than with previous strains of coronavirus; conflicting with existing research that suggests strong protection against the variant; here’s what might explain the discrepancy. Key Facts about Pfizer: A full course of the Pfizer-BioNTech […]
Benjamin Franklin rightly said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” The COVID-19 pandemic jolted us so hard we haven’t been able to catch our breaths even two years post being put into quarantine. The past year has run the gamut of being absolutely bull**it, we […]
Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar Friday said there are clear early signs of the fourth Covid-19 wave starting in Pakistan. One reason is poor compliance of SOPs and the spread of the Delta variant. The federal minister, who is also the chief of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC); said that he had […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden responds to the June jobs numbers on Friday, saying the strong growth in employment reflects; the success of his American Rescue Plan relief bill this spring and his administration’s nationwide vaccination campaigns. Also, “We’re proving to the naysayers and the doubters that they were wrong,” Biden says; Friday morning at […]
ISLAMABAD: Just a fortnight after lifting of the curbs impose to contain the spread of coronavirus; the number of infections and positivity rate have again started increasing in the country. Eid ul Azha is also round the corner. Also, health experts fear that Eid ul Azha can provide an opportunity to the virus to bounce […]
Children are always going to find cunning ways to bunk off school; the latest trick is to fake a positive COVID-19 lateral flow tests (LFT) using soft drinks. So how are fruit juices, cola, and devious kids fooling the tests, and is there a way to tell a fake positive result from a real one? […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday says that Pakistan accepts Beijing’s version; regarding the treatment of Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang province. Also, Speaking to Chinese journalists on Thursday as Beijing marks the centenary of the ruling Communist Party; the prime minister says that the Chinese version was completely different from what was being in reports […]
