Health

US studies highlight the need for COVID boosters to fight Omicron

CHICAGO (Reuters): Three US studies show that a third dose of an mRNA vaccine is key to fighting the Omicron…

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US opposes plans to strengthen World Health Organisation

BRUSSELS (Reuters): The United States, the World Health Organisation's top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent,…

2 years ago

Hong Kong locks down thousands in coronavirus housing block

HONG KONG (AFP): Nearly 3,000 residents at a Hong Kong housing estate will be confined to their homes for five…

2 years ago

Poland hits pandemic record of over 36,600 daily infections

WARSAW, Poland (AP): Poland’s deputy health minister said Friday the nation hit a COVID-19 pandemic record of 36,665 new infections…

2 years ago

Austrian parliament approves vaccine mandate for adults

VIENNA (AP): Austria’s parliament voted Thursday to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults from Feb. 1, the first of…

2 years ago

Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities

TOKYO (AP): Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan beginning Friday as…

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Coronavirus positivity rate reaches 41pc in Karachi

F.P. Report KARACHI: Coronavirus positivity rate in provincial capital of Sindh, Karachi has risen to record level of 41 percent…

2 years ago

Study: Natural immunity more potent than vaccines

WASHINGTON (AFP): During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived…

2 years ago

Anti-polio campaign peacefully underway

F.P. Report TANK: An anti-polio campaign is successfully underway in District Tank and sub-division Jandola amid foolproof security arrangements under…

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Get your COVID-19 vaccine booster

F.P. Report WASHINGTON: Wonder who is eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters and when? Everyone ages 12 and older can get…

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