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FDA Analysis of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Safe, Effective

The FDA review noted that an international study of about 40,000 people, half of whom got the vaccine and half of whom got a placebo, found the company's vaccine to be 66% effective overall in preventing moderate to severe COVID-19 disease.
The agency also said the vaccine has a "favorable safety profile" and that there were "no specific safety concerns identified that would preclude issuance of an EUA.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:29pm

World

India says virus variants not behind spurt in cases

At least 5 variants detected in country.
Total infections at more than 11 mln, over 156,000 deaths.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 07:12pm

World

Senegal begins vaccinating against coronavirus with doses from China

The first shots were given to government ministers and health workers at the health ministry in the capital, Dakar.
Earlier this month the government said it paid a little over 2 billion CFA francs ($3.74 million) for the Sinopharm doses to kickstart its campaign.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 05:35pm

World

UK's Prince Philip spends seventh night in hospital

They have moved with their son Archie to Southern California to live a more independent life and escape the British media, and next month will give a "wide-ranging" interview to US chat show host Oprah Winfrey.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 02:07pm

Pakistan

Dr Faisal Sultan gets first jab of COVID-19 vaccine

Pakistan would be able to get 17 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine before June this year, including doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that would start arriving in the first week of March, said SAPM.
“The process to register people aged above 65 for the immunisation process has begun,” said SAPM.

Updated 22 Feb, 2021 07:44pm

Pakistan

Pakistan sees lowest death toll in a day since October after 16 die from coronavirus

Currently, there are 24,226 active COVID-19 cases in the country.
1,384 more people have also recovered from the virus, taking the tally to 535,491.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 10:04am

Over 200 million vaccine doses administered globally

PARIS: More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries and...

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 05:13pm

Pakistan

SAPM Sultan urges elderly citizens to register for next COVID-19 vaccination phase

"Now that we have expected arrival of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in early March, all those 60 years of age and older are now requested to begin registration," he tweeted.
More than 52700 health workers have been vaccinated across Pakistan with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.

Updated 20 Feb, 2021 06:15pm

World

Ghana expects first delivery of AstraZeneca vaccine shots

The country will spend around $3 for every two shots of vaccine and inoculate around 20 million people against the virus, according to the plan.
On the estimated cost, we are looking at...for every person getting two shots, that would cost nearly $3 per person fully vaccinated for the two doses.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 07:17pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 1,245 new coronavirus cases, 40 deaths in 24 hours

Currently, there are 24,139 COVID-19 cases.
1,243 people also recovered from the novel virus in 24 hours.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 10:09am

World

Spain to give AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 45 to 55 in next phase

Those shots will then be given to those over 70 and over 60, the ministry said, while people under 60 with a high risk of serious COVID-19 infection will be next in line.
Overall the country has administered 2.6 million doses and 1.1 million people have received a full course.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 08:50pm

Pakistan

Pakistan completes vaccination of more than 50 thousand health workers, more asked to register

Asad Umar said all efforts will be made for the safety and protection of healthcare workers.
So far, 52768 health workers have been vaccinated across Pakistan.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:28pm

World

In EU first, Chinese vaccines arrive in Hungary

Orban's government announced late last month that it had ordered a total of five million Sinopharm doses.

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 06:53pm

World

North Korea 'tried to hack Pfizer' - South's spies: reports

Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, developed jointly with Germany's BioNTech, began winning approval from authorities late last year.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 02:22pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 26 deaths, 1,048 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

The country also reported 910 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
Registration for coronavirus vaccination for people aged 65 years and above has also started from Monday.

Published 15 Feb, 2021 09:57am

Business & Finance

Bolivia signs deal with China’s Sinopharm for coronavirus vaccine

Bolivian President Luis Arce said China's President Xi Jinping had agreed to sell Bolivia 400,000 doses and had donated another 100,000 doses to the South American nation.
Bolivia has been rocked by political and social upheaval since contested elections in 2019 saw longtime president Evo Morales leave office.

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:26pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to allow private firms to import COVID-19 vaccine, exempt from price caps

Pakistan has yet to secure substantive volumes of vaccines from any companies and it only this month launched a vaccination drive with 500,000 shots of Sinopharm’s vaccine donated by China.
Pakistan is still largely reliant on the GAVI/WHO COVAX vaccine initiative that is aiming to provide shots to poorer nations.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 06:06pm

Pakistan

Anyone 65 and above can register for COVID-19 vaccine from next week: Asad Umar

The vaccination of those who register in this category will start in March," Asad Umar tweeted.
On February 3, Pakistan began its vaccination drive with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.

Updated 10 Feb, 2021 09:01pm

World

Indonesia's medical seniors get vaccines after regulator's green light

Indonesia's food and drug agency recently approved use of the Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the elderly, potentially changing the country's strategy to focus on the working population.
I hope that once I am vaccinated I will be safe in my daily life, especially as the rate of the pandemic is going up, not down.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 07:02pm

Pakistan

Asad Umar says Sindh is vaccinating VIPs, urge govt to give COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers only

His statement comes after pictures on social media showed PML-N leader Mohammad Zubair's, daughter and son-in-law being vaccinated in Karachi.
Umar said that during the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting, the Sindh government was instructed to vaccinate healthcare workers only.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 12:33pm

World

Panama says buying vaccines for more than 80% of its population

Panama has requested about 1 million doses from the COVID-19 vaccine portfolio under the COVAX facility coordinated by the World Health Organization to support lower-income countries, Sucre said.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:30am

World

Panama says buying vaccines for more than 80% of its population

Panama also aims to acquire 1.1 million doses manufactured by AstraZeneca PLC and 300,000 shots produced by Johnson & Johnson, Health Minister Luis Sucre said.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 10:32am

Pakistan

COVID-19: 53 deaths, 1,346 new infections recorded across country in 24 hours

With more fatalities, the total death tally due to the deadly disease has reached 11,967
NCOC states 1847 patients are in critical condition while the total number of infections in the country now currently stands at 554,474

Published 07 Feb, 2021 09:41am

Pakistan

Over 7,300 frontline workers received COVID-19 vaccine shots in Sindh

During the drive, 1,192 health workers were administered at Karachi’s Khaliq Dina Hall vaccination centre and 462 health workers received jabs at Jinnah Hospital.
615 frontline workers were vaccinated at Liaquatabad Hospital in Karachi.

Published 06 Feb, 2021 01:42pm

World

Hungary says first Chinese jabs can be given this month

BUDAPEST: Hungary plans to begin administering the Chinese-made Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine to its citizens later...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

World

J&J files COVID-19 vaccine application with U.S. FDA

The drugmaker’s application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) follows its Jan. 29 report in which it said the vaccine had a 66% rate of preventing infections in its large global trial.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 09:52am

World

France to receive first AstraZeneca shots by end of the week, says PM

It was imperative that more citizens followed the government's home-working rules, the prime minister added.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:35pm

Pakistan

Sindh intends to buy coronavirus vaccine from China: Murad tells Chinese consul general

"I want to protect the people of Sindh from COVID-19," Shah told Chinese Consul General Li Bijian.
Bijian assured the CM of his cooperation in the procurement of the vaccine.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 01:59pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to vaccinate over 100,000 people every day: Fawad Chaudhary

The minister informed that the country’s immunisation capacity will increase soon and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will also be available in a few weeks.
The nationwide vaccination drive to inoculate frontline health workers started on Wednesday, where China-made Sinopharm vaccine is being used in the first phase.

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 02:06pm

Business & Finance

IMF warns of 'uneven' Mideast recovery with lopsided vaccine rollout

"Currently, we are seeing a great divergence between countries. Those who are among the front runners worldwide in terms of vaccination, like UAE and Bahrain, will have a faster recovery than those who are lagging," said Azour.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 12:26pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 19	278.45
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 19	278.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 19	154.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40
France CAC40 / Apr 18	8023.26
India Sensex / Apr 19	72222.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	84.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2382.04
Diesel/Litre / Apr 19	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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