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Well-vaccinated countries should prioritise COVAX over booster shots: WHO's Tedros

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

World

African Union says J&J vaccine shipments begin, warns of slow pace of deliveries

"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

World

4 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide

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

World

WHO says countries should not order COVID-19 boosters while others still need vaccines

"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

World

Vietnam receives 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to fight worst outbreak

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

World

US donation of 1.4mn COVID-19 vaccine doses arrives in Afghanistan

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

Pakistan receives 500,000 vaccine doses from China, doubling available supply

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

World

Indonesia gets 1.1mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses via COVAX

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

World

Philippines receives its first AztraZeneca vaccines under COVAX

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

World

Sudan to start vaccine rollout next week after getting COVAX doses

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

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 22	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 22	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 22	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 22	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
India Sensex / Nov 22	78,147.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,170.91
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,202.46
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,225.74

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 22	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 22	2,691.90
Diesel/Litre / Nov 22	255.14

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Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00

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COVAX doses

Well-vaccinated countries should prioritise COVAX over booster shots: WHO's Tedros

African Union says J&J vaccine shipments begin, warns of slow pace of deliveries

4 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide

WHO says countries should not order COVID-19 boosters while others still need vaccines

Vietnam receives 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to fight worst outbreak

US donation of 1.4mn COVID-19 vaccine doses arrives in Afghanistan

Pakistan receives 500,000 vaccine doses from China, doubling available supply

Indonesia gets 1.1mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses via COVAX

Philippines receives its first AztraZeneca vaccines under COVAX

Sudan to start vaccine rollout next week after getting COVAX doses

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