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India’s Serum despatches first Covax vaccines

NEW DELHI: India’s Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, despatched on Tuesday its first...

Published 24 Feb, 2021 05:24am

World

Philippines approves Sinovac vaccine but not for all health workers

However, the unresolved question of who would pay for claims for damages in the event of adverse effects from the inoculations has delayed the delivery.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 11:42am

World

New Zealand begins COVID-19 vaccinations programme, Australia starts Monday

New Zealand started its official rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, while Australia finalised plans to begin inoculations on Monday, a new phase in tackling the virus that both countries have kept largely contained.
New Zealand expects its nationwide rollout covering the country’s population of 5 million will take a full year, while Australia aims to inoculate its 25 million citizens by October.

Published 20 Feb, 2021 01:27pm

World

Germany gives extra 1.5bn euros for global vaccine rollout

BERLIN: Germany is donating an additional 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) to boost the rollout of vaccines in the...

Updated 20 Feb, 2021 06:28pm

World

UN urges global Covid vaccine plan, warns of dangerous inequity

Blinken said the United States would pay up its more than $200 million in obligations to the UN body by the end of the month and make a "significant" contribution to Covax.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 10:54am

World

New Covid-19 cases down 16 percent last week: WHO

The interim distribution list issued on February 3 broke down the programme's initial 337.2 million doses -- of which all barring 1.2 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses, are from AstraZeneca. Both WHO-approved vaccines require two injected doses.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:13am

World

South Korean spy agency says North Korea hackers tried stealing Pfizer vaccine know-how: Yonhap

South Korea’s intelligence agency said it had foiled North Korean attempts to hack into South Korean companies developing coronavirus vaccines.
North Korea is often accused of turning to an army of hackers to fill cash-strapped government coffers amid international sanctions that ban most international trade with the country.

Updated 16 Feb, 2021 03:30pm

World

Thailand defends decision not to join COVAX vaccine alliance

Thailand so far has not received or produced any vaccines, even as many of its neighbours have started inoculations.

Published 14 Feb, 2021 05:54pm

Pakistan

Pakistan decides to buy ultra-cold modern refrigerators to store Pfizer vaccine

Currently Pakistan cold chain system has capacity to storage COVID vaccine at -20°C.
The newly bought freezers would be placed in the federal capital and provinces for preservation of the vaccine.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 08:06pm

Pakistan

Australian HC welcomes COVAX initial vaccine allocation

ISLAMABAD: The Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Geoffrey Shaw took to twitter on Thursday to welcome...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:48pm

Business & Finance

Astrazeneca CEO says COVID vaccine should work against severe disease

"It is of course a concern," Pascal Soriot said of the study at a World Health Organization meeting.
AstraZeneca is a major supplier to a WHO-backed vaccine-sharing scheme called COVAX.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 08:47pm

World

Ethiopia says it has secured 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines till April

"Within this year we want to make sure we get at least 20% of the population," she told.
COVAX is co-led by the GAVI alliance which secures vaccines for poor countries, the World Health Organization.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 06:12pm

World

China to donate 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Congo Republic

As lower income countries struggle to obtain doses, China is aiming to cultivate goodwill through so-called vaccine diplomacy.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 12:53am

World

WHO's COVAX initiative aims to start shipping 90mn COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa in Feb

The roll-out of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is subject to the vaccine being listed for emergency use by WHO.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 12:50am

World

China says it will send 150,000 coronavirus vaccines to Syria

Syrian health officials have said the country is engaged with Russia and China over vaccines but authorities have not yet announced any bilateral deals.
The country has signed up for COVAX, a global scheme backed by the World Health Organization to provide vaccines to poorer countries.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 08:56pm

World

North Korea to receive Covid vaccine after making request

According to the report, the North is to receive the AstraZeneca-Oxford jab produced by the Serum Institute of India.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 05:25pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to receive 17.2 million COVID-19 doses through COVAX

The distribution list includes doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, licensed to the Serum Institute of India, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine.
The distribution aims to cover an average of 3.3% of total population of 145 countries by mid-2021.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:44am

Business & Finance

COVAX poised to issue vaccine distribution plan

In all 190 countries have joined COVAX, launched last April with the goal of ensuring equitable access to vaccines during the pandemic.
GAVI CEO Seth Berkley said last week that COVAX aimed to deliver 2.3 billion doses by year-end.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 06:42pm

World

China to offer 10mn vaccine doses to Covax

The foreign ministry said last month that three Chinese vaccine makers, Sinopharm, Sinovac and CanSino, had formally applied for inclusion in the Covax stockpile.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:25pm

World

South Korea readies for COVID-19 vaccine with airport transport drill

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 467 new cases by Tuesday, as numbers rebounded above 400 in four days, boosted by continuing cluster infections.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:29am

Pakistan

Coronavirus vaccination in all provinces begins today

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Chairman Asad Umar Tuesday announced starting coronavirus...

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:35am

World

Colombia in talks on Sputnik, other COVID-19 vaccines

He said Colombia also has confidentiality agreements with China's Sinopharm and Cansino as well as India's Serum Institute.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 12:06am

World

Dubai announces alliance to speed Covid vaccine delivery

DUBAI: Key transport hub Dubai on Sunday announced an initiative to accelerate the delivery of coronavirus vaccines,...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:06am

Dubai announces alliance to speed vaccine delivery

DUBAI: Key transport hub Dubai on Sunday announced an initiative to accelerate the delivery of coronavirus vaccines,...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Editorials

Inequity of access to Covid vaccines

EDITORIAL: In his keynote address on Monday to a virtual session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, ...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:35am

Pakistan

Pakistan expected to receive 17mn shots of AstraZeneca vaccine in 2021: Asad Umar

"Good news on COVID vaccine front. Received a letter from COVAX of [an] indicative supply of up to 17 million doses of AstraZeneca in 1st half 2021," says the Minister.
"We signed with COVAX nearly eight months back to ensure availability," he added.

Updated 30 Jan, 2021 08:50pm

Pakistan

Senate panel informed: Covid vaccine to be available from next week

ISLAMABAD: Anti-Covid-19 vaccine would be available in Pakistan from next week, being procured through different...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

World

Vaccine concerns divide nations at Davos

PARIS: Divisions were on display Tuesday at the Davos virtual summit as nations called for fair distribution of...

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 09:49am

Pakistan

Pakistan likely to receive Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine under COVAX programme

The WHO signed an advance purchase agreement with the American pharmaceutical, where it will receive at least 40 million doses of the drug.
It also anticipates another 50 million doses from UK-based pharmaceutical Oxford-Astrazeneca. As per the existing agreement with the company, the shipment will be made in first quarter of the year.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:09pm

World

Saudi Arabia in talks with vaccine companies to provide vaccines to Yemen, Africa

We are negotiating with a lot of the vaccination companies to provide more vaccination particularly to low income countries

Published 26 Jan, 2021 01:58pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
India Sensex / Apr 23	73884.02
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8045.70
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	17967.18

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	82.41
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2301.86
Diesel/Litre / Apr 23	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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