coronavirus vaccine

Research shows 79% efficacy against Delta variant and overall 67% efficacy against any variant

Anti-Covid jabs being administered by Punjab health dept

The CanSino vaccine will go through a rigorous quality control checks at NIH, says NCOC chief

Says India had a responsibility in 'a globalised and interconnected world'

Out of the total vaccines, Sindh has received 0.92 million doses

Asad Umar once again encourages everyone to register themselves for the vaccination drive

The country has received two million doses of China’s Sinovac shots and 117,300 AstraZeneca shots

Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of Covid-19 vaccines

Any quick approval is unlikely as India is scrambling to expand its own domestic vaccination drive, says official

Four previously healthy individuals who got the AstraZeneca shot and developed life-threatening clots

First volunteers in early-stage trial were given their first injections on Wednesday, says Pfizer spokesperson

Both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna use messenger RNA (mRNA) to send genetic instructions to the human body's cells

Earlier, the Chinese vaccine was being administered to people up to the age of 60 years

Information minister praises Prime Minister Imran Khan's Covid-19 strategy

Mutants have a diminishing effect on the efficacy of the vaccines, confirms Dr Anthony Fauci

Antibody vaccines for treating Covid-19 are less effective against some of the new variants of coronavirus

Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech SE is likely to protect against the more infectious variant of the virus

This is the challenge we must rise to in the New Year, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general

Strain is said to be up to 70% more transmissible than the previously dominant strain in UK

DRAP will monitor entire process from import to sale of vaccine to ensure transparency, says parliamentary secretary

Millions of doses vaccine were expected to start rolling out across the United States on Sunday

Parliamentary secretary says vaccines will be provided free of charge

Federal government will ship the vaccines through its normal vaccine distribution system, says Alex Azar

Vaccines by Pfizer, BioNtech have shown promising results, says head of the global pharmaceutical industry group

AstraZeneca is facing tricky questions about its success rate that could hinder chances of getting speedy approval

Global hopes of beating the pandemic are high after US biotech firm Moderna announces nearly 95% effectiveness

Vaccine is stable for up to six months at a temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius, about home freezer levels

Anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and infections have shown promise in combatting coronavirus

High-profile Covid-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming

Covid-19 vaccine will cost less than $140

No Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for commercial use

Results from trials of two potential Covid-19 vaccines yielded initial signs of efficacy

Though today’s results were widely welcomed, larger trials still need to take place to determine vaccine’s efficacy

More than 100 possible vaccines are being developed and tested around the world to try to stop the pandemic

China has brought state, military and private sectors together in a quest to combat coronavirus

China has brought state, military and private sectors together in a quest to combat coronavirus

Study of high-risk Covid-19 patients may explain why their health issues contribute to more severe cases of illness

A WHO-led trial is looking at the potential effect of Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir on Covid-19

A vaccine is seen as essential to ending a pandemic that has killed nearly 370,000 people

Indian Council of Medical Research says it should be continued because there is no harm

The vaccine did not cause any serious adverse effects

Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt

Paul-Ehrlich-Institut says he is hopeful ongoing vaccine research projects will achieve progress soon

First batch of possible vaccines may be available by late July, says health minister

'very tricky viruses' that are 'difficult to produce vaccines against', says WHO official

antibody offers the potential to prevent and/or treat Covid-19, says author of the research study

Researchers have produced a monoclonal antibody that can "neutralise" the new coronavirus

Remdesivir was earlier found effective against the infection during an international drug trial

Japan has confirmed nearly 15,000 cases and 517 deaths from Covid-19

A US study published this week raised great hope for the effectiveness of the antiviral drug remdesivir