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All commercial activities can take place from Sehr [pre-dawn meal] till 6pm, reads notification The Sindh government on Friday extended restrictions on social and economic activities till May 16 to contain the spread of coronavirus with changes in business closure days and timings. In a new notification, the provincial authorities have changed the business closure days to Saturday and Sunday in line with the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) instructions. Previously, the provincial g...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa took the first step in its mass vaccination campaign...

A member of the WVU Health Sciences community administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at a clinic in Morgantown. Behind the scenes, members of the Chambers College implemented data science to support the vaccine supply chain efforts across West Virginia.WVU Photo/Brian Persinger On Tuesday, the University announced it would pause administration of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine based on a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Foo...

The EU has entered into negotiations with Pfizer/BioNTech for a third COVID-19 vaccine contract: which would see delivery of 1.8 billion doses of the vaccine between 2021-2023. The contract would specify that production of the doses, including production of essential components, would be based in the EU. As of last month, the two companies had signed orders for a combined total of 1.4 billion doses for this year (although this total is expected to rise). The EU’s ...

Q&A: Can different Covid-19 vaccines be mixed? Oxford scientists test vaccine combinations amid concern over rare side effects about 4 hours ago   Oxford scientists are expanding efforts to test whether two different Covid-19 vaccines can be combined, after some European countries worried by rare blood clotting side-effects with the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab started offering other vaccines as second shots, and the European rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was paused due to similar concer...

The AstraZeneca and Pfizer jabs both have side effects, but experts say most are mild and brief

EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology RAF CASERT, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 9 1of9European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement after a meeting of the college of commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced plans Wednesday for a major contract extension for COVID-19 vaccines with Pfizer stretching to 2023. (John Thys, Pool via AP)John Thys/APShow...

Following feds, Oregon pauses use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine April 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority has asked the state’s vaccine providers to immediately stop administering the single shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The move follows guidance of the federal government regarding the appearance of blood clots in six women, from ages 18 to 48, across the country. Johnson & Johnson shots have been a small part of the vaccination campaign in t...

AS recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. and the Governor’s Covid-19 Task Force have announced a “pause” on the use of Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccines. CHCC said all 49 CNMI residents who received the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine had not reported any adverse side effects. “For people who got the vaccine more than a month ago, the risk to them is very low...

Explainer | Why is Hong Kong’s coronavirus ‘vaccine bubble’ plan already drawing flak, and how does it compare to similar efforts globally? In a bid to boost sluggish vaccination rates, Carrie Lam’s new scheme is offering city residents greater freedom, but private businesses are up in arms about rules changes they have to manage Countries like Israel offer an example of widespread acceptance of Covid-19 jabs accompanying concrete rewards such as travel passes, but experts...