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Romania to donate 1.1 million AstraZeneca COVID vaccines to Pakistan, others

BUCHAREST: Romania will donate 1.1 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Algeria and Libya,...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 06:25pm

World

Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest

BRUSSELS/LONDON: The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout ...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 03:17pm

World

Indian court backs shorter dose gap for those paying for AstraZeneca vaccine

KOCHI: An Indian court has ordered the government to offer a choice of a shorter four-week gap between doses of the...

Published 07 Sep, 2021 11:06am

World

AstraZeneca's antibody therapy prevents COVID-19, study shows

Antibody combo 77% effective in preventing COVID-19
New hope for immunocompromised with low vaccine protection
AstraZeneca pursuing initial approval well before year-end

Published 20 Aug, 2021 05:16pm

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca says Covid vaccine sales top $1.0bn

AstraZeneca shipped 319 million doses in the first half, including $572 million of sales in Europe and $455 million in emerging markets.

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 06:45pm

Pakistan receives 2.5m Moderna doses from US

ISLAMABAD: A tranche of 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States arrived on...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

World

Delayed doses of AstraZeneca jab boost immunity: study

"There is an excellent response to a second dose, even after a 10-month delay from the first."

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:54pm

World

Court order on AstraZeneca falls short of EU demand

BRUSSELS: A Belgian court ordered AstraZeneca to deliver 50 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to EU member ...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Pakistan

No shortage of corona vaccine in Punjab: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said on Tuesday that there is no shortage of coronavirus vaccine in...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:40am

World

India says will have 120 million vaccine doses for local use in June

Several Indian states have reported an acute shortage of vaccines, forcing many regions, including the capital New Delhi, to again prioritise those aged above 45.

Published 30 May, 2021 02:08pm

World

South Korea says to run mix-and-match trial of COVID-19 vaccines

A health official said the trial will include around 500 military personnel who were vaccinated with a first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot.
The study will examine T cells - immune cells that can destroy virus-infected cells - and neutralising antibodies in those who were given a combination of doses, the health official told reporters.

Published 20 May, 2021 05:35pm

World

Indonesia pauses distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

JAKARTA: Indonesia has suspended distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to run tests for...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

World

Italian study shows COVID-19 infections, deaths plummeting after jabs

Scientists started studying data from the day Italy's vaccination campaign began, on Dec. 27 2020, until May 3 2021.
As of Saturday morning, some 8.3 million Italians, or 14% of the population, were completely vaccinated, while around 10 million people had received a first jab.

Published 15 May, 2021 04:59pm

Pakistan

Sindh govt stops fresh Sinopharm vaccinations to ensure adequate supply

Murtaza Wahab says Sinopharm has not been banned in Sindh, only its fresh dose has been stopped for the time being
The Sindh Health Department has instructed the medical staff to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine instead of Sinopharm to first-time receivers

Published 15 May, 2021 10:23am

Pakistan

Pakistan to receive 1.2 million more doses of AstraZeneca vaccine next month

Pakistan received 1.2 million AstraZeneca doses on May 8 through the United Nations' COVAX program on May 8.
The second batch of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be delivered next month.

Updated 10 May, 2021 09:23pm

Pakistan

Pakistan gets first COVID-19 vaccine doses under COVAX: UNICEF

"Today Pakistan received its first shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines (SII-AZ AZD1222) from the COVAX Facility," it said.
COVAX, a global programme to provide vaccines mainly for poor countries, has recently been hit by supply problems.

Published 08 May, 2021 05:17pm

World

UK says under-40s should be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine

Britain previously advised under 30s seek alternative.
Official highlights context of vaccine supply, low case numbers.
Britain still set to meet vaccine rollout targets.

Published 07 May, 2021 05:44pm

World

South Korea eyes mid-May arrival of coronavirus vaccines as stocks run down

This is because available stocks amount to just 529,000 doses of Pfizer's vaccine and 381,000 doses of the AstraZeneca product, an agency official told Reuters.

Published 03 May, 2021 01:42pm

World

US, Britain rush supplies to virus-stricken India

A surge in recent days has seen patients' families taking to social media to beg for oxygen supplies and locations of available hospital beds, and has forced the capital New Delhi to extend a week-long lockdown.

Published 26 Apr, 2021 10:22am

World

US to ramp up support

WASHINGTON: The United States will “immediately” make supplies of vaccine-production material, as well as...

Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am

World

Switzerland 'unfortunately' still awaiting AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine data

Alpine nation has approved 3 COVID-19 vaccines, so far.
Swiss expect 8 mln Q2 vaccine doses, despite Moderna hiccups.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 07:37pm

Markets

Global stocks mostly shrug off J&J vaccine woes

Optimism nevertheless appeared intact among traders as bitcoin zoomed to a record high above $63,000 ahead of Wednesday's trading launch of the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange.

Published 14 Apr, 2021 10:25am

World

Sweden's COVID infections among highest in Europe, with 'no sign of decrease'

The number of patients treated at Swedish intensive care units has now risen past the peak of the second wave around the turn of the year.

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 12:01am

World

J&J COVID-19 vaccine under EU review over blood clots

Nearly 5 million people in the United States had received J&J's vaccine as of Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Updated 10 Apr, 2021 12:11am

World

Greece limits use of AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 30

Europe's medicines regulator said this week it found rare cases of blood clots among some adult recipients of the shot, although the vaccine's advantages still outweighed its risks.
Greece has reported 288,230 cases of COVID-19 and a total of 8,680 deaths. It has administered 378,997 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine so far and ordered another 1.35 million doses.

Published 09 Apr, 2021 07:02pm

World

Mexico's drug regulator says no plans for now to limit AstraZeneca vaccine

Mexico's drug regulator Cofepris said on Wednesday it has no current plans to limit the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to any age or group.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 02:24am

World

AstraZeneca says it will work with Dutch over vaccine queries

"Regulatory authorities in the UK, European Union, the World Health Organization have concluded that the benefits of using our vaccine to protect people from this deadly virus significantly outweigh the risks across all adult age groups," a spokesman for AstraZeneca said in a statement.

Published 02 Apr, 2021 09:33pm

Business & Finance

Vietnam Q1 growth picks up

HANOI: Vietnam's economy continued to expand in the first three months of the year, officials said Monday, thanks to...

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

World

EU says AstraZeneca under no UK obligation that would prevent EU vaccine supply

"AstraZeneca confirmed to us not being under any obligation to other parties that would impede to complete the fulfilment of its obligations" to the EU, the Commission spokeswoman said when asked about Hancock's statements.
Under the EU contract, AstraZeneca committed to supplying vaccines produced in four European factories, two of which are in Britain: Oxford Biomedica and Cobra Biologics.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 08:59pm

World

Japan's vaccine minister says inoculation pace to accelerate in May

He added that he expected to be able to get 10 million doses of vaccines each week in May but that the Olympics, which a majority of Japanese have said should be postponed or cancelled, were not a factor in his scheduling.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 11:26am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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