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WHO for booster shots to immunocompromised

WHO for booster shots to immunocompromised

Pakistan- Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday, recommended the booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines and said they should be offered to severely and moderately immunocompromised people. “An additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Arrests of unvaccinated citizens: Karachi police, Home department at loggerheads

Arrests of unvaccinated citizens: Karachi police, Home department at loggerheads

Karachi police started with their action against unvaccinated citizens on Friday, resulting in the arrest of 33 people who did not possess proof of their Covid-19 vaccination. Police spokesperson Shazia Jahan said that a total

Karachi’s Central district reports highest number of HIV patients in Sindh

Karachi’s Central district reports highest number of HIV patients in Sindh

Dr Irshad Kazmi - the deputy director of the Directorate General Health Service - said Monday that a total of 2,725 HIV cases had been reported in Karachi’s Central district alone. Till August 2021, a

Pakistan launches app to verify fake COVID-19 certificates

Pakistan launches app to verify fake COVID-19 certificates

The National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC), in collaboration with the National Database And Registration Authority (NADRA), has laid forth a digital app to check vaccination certificates issued to the people after their vaccination. The

Covid-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission: England

Covid-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission: England

Scientists at Public Health England (PHE) revealed, on Friday, that there are signs of vaccinated people being able to transmit the Delta variant of the virus as quickly as the unvaccinated ones. "Some preliminary findings

Fears of vaccine shortage surround Karachi amid rising cases

Fears of vaccine shortage surround Karachi amid rising cases

Sindh Health Department officials, Thursday, said there is a shortage of Sinovac, Sinopharm, and AstraZeneca vaccines in the port city. As cases across the city have snowballed, thousands of people have started arriving at vaccination

Schools to stay open across Pakistan except for Sindh

Schools to stay open across Pakistan except for Sindh

The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) decided, on Tuesday, to keep educational institutions open across the country - except for Sindh. Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood said that schools in Sindh are to remain

Provincial govt imposes lockdown in various districts

Provincial govt imposes lockdown in various districts

The Punjab government has imposed a lockdown in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, and Faisalabad as the province sees a massive spike in the coronavirus cases. Lockdown was imposed late Monday night. As per the notification issued,

Vaccines to be administered in Karachi without CNICs

Vaccines to be administered in Karachi without CNICs

Citizens in Karachi who do not have a computerised national identity card (CNIC) will now receive Covid-19 vaccines after a biometric registration at the Mass Vaccination Centres in the city. The Sindh Health Department announced

PTI MNA mocks COVID-19 restrictions by holding a large wedding

PTI MNA mocks COVID-19 restrictions by holding a large wedding

PTI MNA mocks COVID-19 restrictions by holding a large wedding PTI MNA Aslam Khan mocked the regulations in place by holding a large gathering of people at his local residence. Aslam Khan hosted a valima