Tag: #health
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NCOC’s new web portal for verifiable vaccination certificates
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Wednesday issued a new web portal to download easily verifiable Covid-19 vaccination certificates. The new website portal would generate a Covid-19 vaccination certificate that could be verified through QR Code scanning and also by visiting National Immunization Management System”s (NIMS) website, the nerve center of…
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Pakistanis may travel to Saudi Arabia after AstraZeneca jab
NUT Desk- ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan Tuesday said that Pakistanis travelling to Saudi Arabia can get the AstraZeneca vaccine after showing documents at the mass vaccination centres. The country’s top health official shared that the government has decided to revise guidelines for AstraZeneca vaccines and will allow…
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AstraZeneca vaccine safe for Covid-19, insists WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca´s Covid-19 jab after several countries suspended rollout over blood clot fears, while the hard-hit United States exceeded 100 million doses of vaccine administered to its people. The WHO, which said its vaccines advisory committee was examining the safety data coming…
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Asian-Americans organize not just for health but hate
WASHINGTON: As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged America, Esther Lim grew more worried by the day for her parents´ welfare and her own — not just for their health, but their safety in the face of rising attacks against Asian-Americans. When her friend was hurt in a hit-and-run accident — in what she firmly believes was…