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COVAX doses

We do not want to see widespread use of boosters for healthy people who are fully vaccinated, WHO says

Published 01 Sep, 2021 08:32pm

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"The WHO (World Health Organisation) yesterday at a meeting informed us that the actual shipments were less than 13 million." he said. "That's 10% percent of what we were told we would get."

Updated 05 Aug, 2021 05:32pm

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Forty percent (1.6 billion) of the four billion shots have been administered in China. India (451 million) and the United States (343 million) make up the trio of countries that have administered the most jabs

Published 29 Jul, 2021 06:40pm

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"The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in COVID-19 cases and death," Tedros said.
"It has to be based on the science and the data, not on individual companies declaring that their vaccines need to be administered as a booster dose," she said.

Published 12 Jul, 2021 08:57pm

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The shipment, delivered via the COVAX sharing facility, is part of the 80 million vaccine doses that President Joe Biden committed from US vaccine supplies to support global needs.

Updated 10 Jul, 2021 06:22pm

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A second shipment of vaccines donated by the United States through the COVAX global sharing program will bring the total to 3.3 million doses, UNICEF said.
"These vaccines arrive at a critical time for Afghanistan as the country faces a difficult surge in COVID-19 infections," said UNICEF.

Updated 09 Jul, 2021 05:08pm

Pakistan

The South Asian nation of 220 million people launched COVID-19 vaccinations for the public on March 10, starting with older people. Health workers started receiving shots in early February.
"These 500,000 doses will ensure smooth continuation of our vaccine drive, currently under way for senior citizens," Sultan said.
Pakistan is expecting to get GAVI's first batch of 2.8 million doses of AstraZeneca sometime later this month, officials said.

Published 17 Mar, 2021 09:10pm

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The Southeast Asian nation has reported one of the worst COVID-19 caseloads in Asia. It launched a vaccination drive in January, aiming to inoculate some 181 million people within a year.
Indonesia will get about 11.7 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine through COVAX, which will come in stages through May, Minister Retno Marsudi said.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 07:18pm

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The country hopes to get a total of 4.58 million doses of AstraZeneca shots via COVAX by May, and the newly arrived 487,200 doses are the initial shipment.
"With every dose that we will administer, we are inching towards a safer recovery from this pandemic," Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in a statement.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 07:27pm

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Sudan says it expects to receive the remainder of a total 3.4 million doses through COVAX, a vaccine-sharing programme co-led by the World Health Organization, in the second quarter of this year.
"This is an essential part of our battle against coronavirus," Health Minister Omer Elnageib said.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 07:03pm

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 12	281.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 12	281.43
USD to Japanese Yen / May 12	147.84
USD to Swiss Franc / May 12	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 12	1.32
Euro to USD / May 12	1.11
UK LIBOR % / May 12	4.96

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Al-Shaheer Corp / May 13 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	6.71 ▲ 0.83 (14.12%)
Gulshan Sp. / May 13 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.38 ▲ 0.33 (10.82%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14.80 ▲ 1.35 (10.04%)
Power Cem(Pref) / May 13 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	18.77 ▲ 1.71 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / May 13 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	32.75 ▲ 2.98 (10.01%)
Citi Pharma Ltd / May 13 Citi Pharma Limited(CPHL)	78.24 ▲ 7.11 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / May 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	9,359.63 ▲ 850.88 (10%)
S.S.Oil / May 13 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	690.80 ▲ 62.8 (10%)
Khyber Textile / May 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	889.21 ▲ 80.84 (10%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / May 13 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	152.16 ▲ 13.83 (10%)

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	2.22 ▼ -0.98 (-30.63%)
Khalid Siraj / May 13 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	6.70 ▼ -1 (-12.99%)
National Silk / May 13 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	37.87 ▼ -4.18 (-9.94%)
Quetta Textile / May 13 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	10.57 ▼ -1.11 (-9.5%)
I.C.C. Ind. / May 13 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	9.10 ▼ -0.86 (-8.63%)
Sanghar Sugar / May 13 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	46.15 ▼ -4.21 (-8.36%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / May 13 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	85.25 ▼ -7.19 (-7.78%)
First Punjab Modaraba / May 13 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	2.82 ▼ -0.23 (-7.54%)
First Treet Manuf / May 13 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	3.89 ▼ -0.3 (-7.16%)
Invest Bank / May 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.30 ▼ -0.1 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / May 13 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,852,165 ▲ 4.52
Sui South Gas / May 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	9,361,399 ▲ 1.18
Pak Petroleum / May 13 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	7,789,094 ▲ 12.25
Oil & Gas Dev. / May 13 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	6,700,998 ▲ 7.24
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	5,539,053 ▲ 1.35
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 13 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	5,309,603 ▼ -1.72
Fauji Cement / May 13 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	5,055,693 ▲ 1.18
B.O.Punjab / May 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	5,010,298 ▲ 0.03
Sui North Gas / May 13 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	4,934,087 ▼ -4.28
D.G.K.Cement / May 13 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	4,000,776 ▲ 4.41