The Government of Sindh has made COVID-19 booster jabs mandatory to curb the spread of the new Omicron variant identified… Read More
World Health Organization Calls New COVID-19 Strain a “Variant of Concern”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the newly discovered immensely mutated and more transmissible strain of COVID-19 ‘Omicrom’, and… Read More
Sindh Bans Entry of Unvaccinated People in Mosques
The Government of Sindh has banned the entry of unvaccinated individuals in mosques across the province to prevent coronavirus infections.… Read More
This Chewing Gum Reduces Chances of COVID-19 Transmission
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a chewing gum that significantly decreases the amount of Coronavirus particles in… Read More
South Africa Detects the Most Dangerous Coronavirus Variant to Date
South African researchers earlier this week identified what is now being described as the ‘worst ever’ Coronavirus variant to date,… Read More
Aga Khan University to Hold ‘Mix and Match’ COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has signed an agreement with a consortium led by the Aga Khan University… Read More
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promising Long Term Results Among Adolescents
Preliminary results of a large-scale study being conducted by Pfizer to determine the long-term efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine among… Read More
World Trade Organization and IMF Launch COVID-19 Vaccine Trade Tracker
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 22 November launched the WTO-IMF COVID-19 Vaccine Trade… Read More
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Drug for Those Who Can’t Get Existing Vaccines Shows Good Results
Preliminary results of the phase-III clinical trials of AstraZeneca’s one-time double-dose intravenous preventative COVID-19 anti-body drug have revealed that the… Read More
Pfizer Approves Production of its Oral COVID-19 Treatment Pill
The US-based pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has signed an agreement with the Geneva-based Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to allow generic drug… Read More
Online Hate Speech Against Asians in UK and US Increased by 1,662%: Study
Hate speech against Asians, particularly Chinese, in the UK and US in 2020 increased by a whopping 1,662% during the… Read More
Sindh to Fire Doctors Hired for COVID-19 Pandemic
Following a decline in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Sindh government has decided to lay off doctors and paramedical… Read More
