Vaccination

The vaccine is a hope for a return to normal from a pandemic that killed 1.76 million people worldwide

The French government is aiming to have an initial one million people vaccinated against Covid-19 by end of February

Support for storage, logistics to be provided under EPI

First batch of shots is expected to aim health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities

Scientists raise concerns about launching mass vaccinations before full trials to test its safety and efficacy

The nationwide tally reached 406,810, while the death toll jumped to 8,205

Vaccination campaign targets nine million children, with over two million in Karachi

Project aims to increase routine immunisation enrolment

Over 1,100 polio vaccination refusals

Hyderabad deputy commissioner also visited dozens of families who had refused immunisation

ndhi’s union council-2 is one of the eight high-risk UCs for polio in Karachi

PMA president says doctors, paramedics and the public should cooperate fully with polio immunisation teams

It will be first immunisation drive since pandemic’s outbreak

Citizens fear contracting the virus, visit EPI centres less often, says health minister

Staff ascribe transfer to tussle between MS, health dept over new appointments

Campaign aims to control 10 preventable diseases

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore says world cannot exchange ‘one deadly outbreak for another’

Asad Umar said chairs a meeting held to review coronavirus precautionary measures adopted in the capital

Researchers discover that people’s immune systems respond to coronavirus in the same way it typically fights flu

Health officials appeal to parents to cooperate with polio teams, immunise their children

Vaccinators are unhurt, says police official

Campaign to continue for four days, utilising services of 1,160 teams

Besides, vaccination teams will visit schools, hospitals in Karachi from December 2 to 17

According to the provincial vaccine programme, 13,500 children have been affected by Typhoid fever

Typhoid has already infected some 11,000 people since 2016

Sindh govt has proposed the constitution of a 20-member task force, which would include animal rights activists

As many as 4,709 typhoid cases were registered in Sindh during August 2019

He says contaminated water and sanitation system is a contributory factor

‘Mass dog vaccination, coupled with birth control, can eliminate the deadly virus in dogs and humans’

Pakistan’s healthcare crisis continues to be a cause for serious concern

Only 66% received basic vaccination and just 51 per cent received all age-appropriate vaccines

Decision made in the wake of increasing cases of typhoid in Sindh

Two polio cases each reported from Balochistan and K-P; total number jumps to 41

Vaccination team beaten after accused locks them in a house

Vaccination campaign will be launched from May 13

Two injured over the last week; one suspect claims vaccine contains ‘virus’

During World Immunisation Week, experts urge parents to play their role

The anti-vax phenomenon has adherents across Western countries but is particularly high profile in the US

Punjab chief minister approves name change for RIC

EPI, WHO devise joint strategy for control of measles, diphtheria and pertussis

Recurrence of polio virus makes it imperative to vaccinate every child in the city

Religious scholars also taking part as counselors in province-wide campaign

To kick off anti-polio drive on Monday targeting 2.5m children

The citizen allows the campaigners to administer vaccine to his children for the first time

In an analysis by Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children using forecasts based on current trends

Pakistan Pediatric Association (PPA) General Secretary urges parents to get their children vaccinated

Drive to see over 0.9 million children vaccinated

The drive will vaccinate 7.3 million children from nine months to five years of age

Experts urge incoming govt to legislate for stringent vaccination requirements

Five-day campaign also under way in other parts of province