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Two AstraZeneca COVID shots 85-90pc effective: UK real-world analysis

Estimated 89% effectiveness against symptomatic disease.
Analysis is first to study two AZ doses in real world setting.
Pfizer shot effectiveness drops off 10 weeks after first dose.

Published 20 May, 2021 09:09pm

World

UK's Johnson sees no change to plan to ease restrictions after Astra

"I don't think that anything I have seen leads me to suppose that we will have to change the roadmap or deviate from the roadmap in any way," Johnson said.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 12:22am

World

Britain recommends not using Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for under-30s

"We are not advising a stop to any vaccination for any individual in any age group. We are advising a preference for one vaccine over another vaccine for a particular age group, really out of the utmost caution, rather than because we have any serious safety concerns," he said at a briefing. It came after Britain's MHRA medicine regulator identified a possible side-effect from the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca involving rare brain blood clotting.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 08:09pm

World

Germany to recommend AstraZeneca jab for over-65s: Merkel

Germany had previously said it lacked sufficient data to greenlight the jab for those over 65, but Merkel said that had changed thanks to recent encouraging studies.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 11:08am

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine more effective with longer dose gap: study

The study confirmed the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker's findings from earlier this month that showed the vaccine had 76% efficacy against symptomatic coronavirus infection for three months after the first dose.
Efficacy was found to be at 81% with the longer interval of 12 weeks between the first and second dose, compared with 55% efficacy up to the six-week gap.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 09:17pm

World

South Africa offers AstraZeneca jabs to AU

"The first batch of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines have arrived at OR Tambo International Airport," Mkhize tweeted as the precious cargo landed in the financial capital Johannesburg.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 11:06am

Business & Finance

Different age rules for Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in EU

Some EU countries, though, have limited its use to people under 65 because of a lack of data for older people in clinical trials for the shot.
Countries that have recommended the vaccine's use for people between 18 and 64 years old:

Published 08 Feb, 2021 08:32pm

World

Governments support AstraZeneca shot after South Africa halts roll-out

South Africa puts AstraZeneca vaccinations on hold.
Study: shot gives minimal protection against mild infection.
Britain, France, Germany, Australia voice support for shot.
Concerns rise over longer fight against virus.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 08:14pm

World

Oxford says COVID-19 vaccine with AstraZeneca works against UK variant

Britain had said that it believed the vaccines were effective against variants that are circulating in the UK.
Data from our trials of the ChAdOx1 vaccine in the United Kingdom indicate that the vaccine not only protects against the original pandemic virus.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 07:38pm

World

China to donate 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Congo Republic

As lower income countries struggle to obtain doses, China is aiming to cultivate goodwill through so-called vaccine diplomacy.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 12:53am

World

WHO's COVAX initiative aims to start shipping 90mn COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa in Feb

The roll-out of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is subject to the vaccine being listed for emergency use by WHO.

Published 05 Feb, 2021 12:50am

World

Wuhan marks a year since Covid lockdown as others scramble

WUHAN, (China): The Chinese city of Wuhan marked one year since the start of its traumatic 76-day coronavirus...

Updated 24 Jan, 2021 10:20am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 5	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 5	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 5	152.45
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 5	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 5	1.30
Euro to USD / Nov 5	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 4	5,712.69
Nasdaq / Nov 4	18,179.98
Dow Jones / Nov 4	41,794.60
India Sensex / Nov 5	78,731.05
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 5	38,537.29
Hang Seng / Nov 5	20,865.77
FTSE 100 / Nov 5	8,191.31
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 5	19,121.64

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 5	71.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 5	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 5	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 5	2,732.66
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 5	69.95
Petrol/Litre / Nov 6	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 6 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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