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Pfizer to halt biosimilar output in China, sell assets to WuXi Biologics

The facilities are equipped with bioreactors and capable of filing vials and syringes, the Chinese firm said in a statement on the WeChat app.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 02:01pm

World

EU secures quicker delivery of Pfizer vaccines

Brussels has set itself a target of providing enough coronavirus vaccines to offer jabs to 70 percent of adults in the bloc by the end of summer.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 05:13pm

World

Japan PM Suga receives COVID-19 vaccination ahead of Biden meeting in US

"It didn't hurt," Suga told reporters afterwards.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 11:41am

World

WHO approves J&J vaccine

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, after already...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

World

Sanofi, Translate Bio launch human trial of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Global coronavirus infections have exceeded 118 million. Highly transmissible variants of the virus are prompting governments to speed up vaccination.

Published 12 Mar, 2021 11:28am

World

Japan vaccine chief says to use six-dose syringes from mid-April

Most of Japan's stock of syringes consists of regular versions that can draw just five doses from each vial, sparking fears that millions of doses could be wasted.

Published 12 Mar, 2021 11:24am

World

EU approves Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine

The EU has so far approved three vaccines -- Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca-Oxford. Three other vaccines are under "rolling review" by the Amsterdam-based EMA -- Novavax, CureVac and Russia's Sputnik.

Published 12 Mar, 2021 10:12am

World

Pfizer jab 97pc effective against symptomatic Covid: study

Israel's inoculation campaign is the fastest in the world, with about 40 percent of the population already fully vaccinated against the virus.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 07:19pm

Pakistan

Pakistan receives modern ultra-cold refrigerators for COVID-19 vaccines storage

23 UCC freezers donated by UNICEF.
These refrigerators will be used to store Pfizer vaccines which need ultra-low temperatures up to -80 degrees.

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 01:56pm

World

EU to get four million extra Pfizer doses for 'hotspots'

She said they would go to "tackle aggressive variants of the virus and to improve the situation in hotspots".

Published 10 Mar, 2021 05:18pm

BR Research

Wyeth Pakistan Limited

Wyeth Pakistan Limited (PSX: WYETH) was set up in Pakistan soon after its independence, in 1949. It is a public...

Published 10 Mar, 2021 07:45am

World

US daily virus toll below 1,000 for first time in months

Health authorities added to the cautious optimism Monday when they announced that vaccinated people could meet together in small groups indoors without wearing masks or the need for social distancing.

Updated 09 Mar, 2021 05:42pm

World

Japan's Terumo says makes syringe to draw 7 doses from Pfizer vaccine vials

Japan began its COVID-19 inoculation campaign last month, using Pfizer's vaccine. Taro Kono, the minister in charge of the effort, said on Friday that some shots may go to waste amid a shortage of the specialty syringes.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:50am

World

Canada approves Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

OTTAWA: Canada on Friday authorized a fourth Covid-19 vaccine, adding Johnson & Johnson to its approved list...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

World

South Korea approves Pfizer covid-19 vaccine

The announcement came after the ministry approved a separate batch of Pfizer vaccines sent last month via the COVAX global vaccine.

Published 05 Mar, 2021 10:36am

World

Hungary to extend AstraZeneca jabs to people over 60

A week ago, Hungary became the first European Union member to start inoculating people with China's Sinopharm vaccine after rolling out Russia's Sputnik V vaccine as well, even though neither has been granted approval for emergency use by the bloc.
A new change is that it (AstraZeneca jab) can be given to everyone above the age of 18 without any age limit. There has been sufficient data that proves its efficacy also for older people.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 08:52pm

World

EU to send extra BioNTech jabs to fight virus variant in Austria

The EU ordered about 40 million doses of the AstraZeneca jab.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 07:58pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to get 10mn free coronavirus vaccines from COVAX by June

Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free coronavirus vaccines before June.
The COVAX scheme confirmed Pakistan to get 14,640,000 doses.

Published 03 Mar, 2021 10:46am

World

Philippines to evaluate China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Sinopharm is the sixth vaccine maker to apply for emergency use authorisation in the Southeast Asian country.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 01:35pm

World

Freezer firm to launch probe after Japan vaccines spoiled

But it was also scrambling to secure enough special syringes needed to extract six full doses from each vial of the Pfizer vaccine.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:41am

World

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission after one dose - UK study

“Our findings show a dramatic reduction in the rate of positive screening tests among asymptomatic healthcare workers after a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine,” said Nick Jones, an infectious diseases specialist at Cambridge University Hospital, who co-led the study.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 04:17pm

World

Health minister fuels Lebanese anger over vaccine line-jumping

Hassan's comments and pushback by other politicians added to anger in Lebanon, where decades of state waste and corruption have triggered a financial meltdown.
"You're a liar and a hypocrite, and you shouldn't stay in Lebanon," Ferzli shouted on live TV. Screenshots went viral among Lebanese on social media with captions such as "What I look like when I stub my toe" or "Vaccine side effect."

Published 25 Feb, 2021 06:09pm

World

Brazil approves Pfizer Covid vaccine for widespread use

Brazil has vaccinated about 5.9 million people so far, or 2.8 percent of its population of 212 million.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 08:18pm

Business & Finance

Brazil approves Pfizer's COVID-19 shot, but has none to use

The Pfizer/BioNTech shot is the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus to receive full approval in Brazil, Anvisa said. Other vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, have only been approved for emergency use so far.
The approval is good news for a country whose immunization campaign has been plagued by delays and political squabbling.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 07:44pm

World

Pfizer to ship 13mn COVID-19 vaccine doses per week to US by mid-March, says executive

The remarks put the United States on track to receive 240 million doses by the end of March, enough to inoculate 130 million Americans, and 700 million doses by mid-year.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 11:18am

World

Over 43mn doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccines used globally-state media

China is providing vaccine assistance to 53 developing countries and has export deals with 22 countries, its foreign ministry said last week.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 12:08pm

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

US nears 500,000 Covid deaths

Though concern has grown over variants of the virus, especially those that appear to spread more easily and render current shots less potent, Fauci sounded a hopeful note on whether another surge was coming.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 10:54am

Markets

Asian markets struggle as inflation worries offset recovery hopes

Bitcoin eased to $57,150, having hit another record high of $58,350 over the weekend, and having passed $1 trillion in market capitalisation.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 09:48am

World

Australia administers first Covid-19 vaccines

SYDNEY: Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout began Sunday, with top officials among a small group receiving the...

Published 22 Feb, 2021 04:25am

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	154.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 19	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 19	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 19	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 19	4967.23
India Sensex / Apr 19	73088.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 19	37068.35
Nasdaq / Apr 19	15282.01
Hang Seng / Apr 19	16224.14
FTSE 100 / Apr 19	7895.85
Dow Jones / Apr 19	37986.40
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 19	17737.36

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 19	83.14
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 19	214935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 19	2391.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 19	81.02
Petrol/Litre / Apr 20	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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