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Egypt to get further 4.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in May

Egypt to get further 4.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in May

  • COVAX was established by the Geneva-based GAVI vaccine alliance and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the equitable distribution of vaccines.
  • Egypt's health ministry reported 1,090 new cases and 60 more deaths as of Tuesday.
Published 05 May, 2021 06:45pm
WHO expects assessment of Moderna and two Chinese vaccines by end of next week
World

WHO expects assessment of Moderna and two Chinese vaccines by end of next week

  • Simao said the WHO's independent panel was assessing the Moderna vaccine and a vaccine from China's Sinopharm on Friday and was due to look at China's other main vaccine, made by Sinovac Biotech, next week.
  • "So, by the beginning of next week or the end of next week we will have the final assessment of these three vaccines out," she told a briefing.
Published 30 Apr, 2021 08:37pm
Donate $7 for a COVID-19 vaccine to help end pandemic, WHO urges
World

Donate $7 for a COVID-19 vaccine to help end pandemic, WHO urges

  • The WHO estimates that $7 would cover the cost of buying and delivering a vaccine dose for someone in a low income country.
  • "The best way out of this pandemic is by getting vaccines to everyone, starting with health workers and the world's most vulnerable people," Tedros said in a statement.
Published 28 Apr, 2021 05:46pm
Vaccine hesitancy one of the biggest threats to public health: Report
World

Vaccine hesitancy one of the biggest threats to public health: Report

  • A recent report revealed that a wide array of factors including gender, education and media consumption can have an impact on public attitudes towards the coronavirus vaccinations across Central Asian countries.
  • According to the World Health Organisation, vaccine hesitancy is one of the biggest threats to global health, with experts identifying that one of the most common reasons for refusal include a lack of trust and inaccessibility.
Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:49am
SPDC proposes tobacco tax reform
Business

SPDC proposes tobacco tax reform

KARACHI: Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) has proposed tobacco tax reform that would greatly help the...
Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:21am
WHO chief laments 'shocking imbalance' in COVID-19 shot distribution
World

WHO chief laments 'shocking imbalance' in COVID-19 shot distribution

  • More than 700 million jabs have been administered worldwide against the disease, but 87% have gone to high income or upper middle-income countries, with low income countries receiving just 0.2%, he said.
  • "On average in high-income countries, almost one in four people has received a COVID-19 vaccine. In low-income countries, it's one in more than 500," Tedros told a briefing.
Published 09 Apr, 2021 08:50pm
COVAX vaccines reach more than 100 countries, despite supply hits
World

COVAX vaccines reach more than 100 countries, despite supply hits

  • Despite being hit by reduced supply availability in March and April, and higher demand in India where much of its main jab AstraZeneca is made, it expects to deliver doses to all economies that have requested them in the first half of 2021, the GAVI vaccine alliance and World Health Organization said.
Published 08 Apr, 2021 07:19pm