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UK says 4,000 variants of virus that causes COVID-19 around the world

Its very unlikley that the current vaccine won't be effective on the variants whether in Kent or other variants especially when it comes to severe illness and hospitalisation.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 01:47pm

World

Norway will not offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65

The FHI said there had been few participants above the age of 65 in the trial conducted by AstraZeneca, meaning there was a lack of documentation as to the effect of the vaccine on older age groups.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 01:37pm

World

Australia to buy 10mn additional doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

"These additional vaccines have been secured consistent with our requirements," Morrison told reporters in Canberra.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:42am

World

Israel data shows Pfizer jab protects against virus but immunity unclear

The Jewish state is carrying out what is widely described as the world's fastest vaccination campaign per capita.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 04:49pm

World

New Zealand approves COVID-19 vaccine, warns against nationalism

Ardern urged New Zealanders to get inoculated as soon as vaccines were available.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 11:45am

Markets

Pfizer expects $15 billion in 2021 sales from its COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer said it expects there could be a long-lasting need for COVID-19 vaccines, to combat new virus variants that emerge and to "boost" peoples' waning immune responses.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:28pm

Business & Finance

Pfizer estimates $15bn in 2021 sales for Covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer reported fourth-quarter net income of $594 million, compared with a loss of $337 million in the year-ago period.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 08:16pm

World

Sweden targets AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab for under 65s

Sweden, a country of 10.3 million, began vaccinations on December 27 and so far 256,978 people have received the first dose.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 08:06pm

World

Vaccine shortfall forces EU to modify jabs strategy

Gallina added that the Commission was now looking to the vaccines made by BioNTech/Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson to fill the gap.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:54pm

World

Dubai to start vaccinations with Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Dubai is already inoculating residents, free of charge, with the Pfizer-BioNTech.

Updated 02 Feb, 2021 03:24pm

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

BioNTech-Pfizer pledges up to 75mn more jabs to EU

The EU has ordered a total of 600 million doses of their Comirnaty vaccine.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 08:17pm

World

EU says Pfizer/BioNTech to deliver 75 million extra vaccine doses in second quarter

"BioNTech/Pfizer will deliver 75 million of additional doses in the second quarter of the year - and up to 600 millions in total in 2021," von der Leyen wrote on Twitter.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 02:48pm

World

South Africa orders 20 million Pfizer vaccines

A first shipment of AstraZeneca/Oxford jabs produced in India is due to arrive on Monday, with injections expected to start two weeks later.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:30pm

World

S.Africa orders 20mn Pfizer vaccines: report

A first shipment of AstraZeneca/Oxford jabs produced in India is due to arrive on Monday, with injections expected to start two weeks later.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 05:59pm

World

UK expects vaccine arrangements to be honoured: minister

LONDON: Britain expects its contractual arrangements on coronavirus vaccines to be honoured following disagreements...

Published 31 Jan, 2021 03:36am

World

AstraZeneca hit by Covid jab delays and disagreements

The Anglo-Swedish firm also won plaudits for promising to provide the vaccine on a non-profit basis to lower- and middle-income countries.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 05:57pm

Opinion

‘Russian roulette’ in Europe as needle shortages hamper Covid-19 shots

Laurent Fignon, a geriatric doctor in the south of France, is having to improvise as he gives shots of the COVID-19...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

Sindh Govt announces to start Covid-19 vaccination from Feb 03

He said that Covid-19 test collection teams have also been deputed to conduct test at door to door from coming Wednesday in ten severely coronavirus hit districts of province.

Updated 30 Jan, 2021 12:43am

Business & Finance

J&J's COVID-19 vaccine 66pc effective in large global trial

A high bar has been set by two authorized vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, which were around 95% effective in preventing symptomatic illness in pivotal trials when given in two doses.
J&J's main goal was the prevention of moderate to severe COVID-19, and the vaccine was 85% effective in stopping severe disease.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 07:16pm

World

Pfizer vaccine not linked to post-jab deaths: EU regulator

The EU watchdog has so far approved two vaccines, by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 02:12pm

Markets

Oil steadies as weaker dollar offsets demand worries

NEW YORK: Oil was steady on Thursday as the impact of a weaker dollar and big US crude inventory drawdown offset...

Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am

World

EU agency recommends 3 weeks between Pfizer/BioNTech jabs

Of those who took part in trials, "93.1 percent of these participants received the second dose 19 to 23 days after the first dose," it said.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 10:02pm

World

Pfizer/BioNTech say vaccine effective against UK, SAfrica virus mutations

In a statement, the two companies said these preliminary findings "do not indicate the need for a new vaccine to address the emerging variants".

Published 28 Jan, 2021 05:39pm

World

Pfizer vaccine only slightly less effective against key South African mutations

He said he believes that finding in pseudoviruses should be validated using the real virus.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 12:30pm

World

Dry ice, containers and overworked doctors: Olympic hurdles for Japan's vaccine roll-out

Once delivered, the vaccines must be administered by already overstretched medical workers. A Kyodo News survey showed about 80% of prefectural governments were concerned about having enough staff to give injections.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 10:27am

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

World

Italy asks EU to take action against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine delays

Pfizer has said it will make up for the drop in deliveries with manufacturing changes that will boost output.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

World

Moderna Covid-19 jabs can be up to six weeks apart: WHO

The UN health agency has so far approved only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine but it is expected to issue approval for the Moderna jab soon.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:41pm

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

Forex
World
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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