Tag: Vaccine
Boy dies of rabies
KARACHI: An 11-year-old child Lal Bux, brought to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) from Sanghar, with exposure to rabies consequent to his being...
Protesters burn health unit in Peshawar over polio vaccine
PESHAWAR: Angry protesters burnt down a health facility in Peshawar on Monday following reports that multiple children had fallen sick after consuming anti-polio vaccine.
The protest...
Over 18,000 people bitten by dogs in Karachi during 2018
KARACHI: More than 18,000 dog bite cases were reported in Karachi in 2018, yet the Sindh Health Department has failed to establish vaccination centres...
Three children die after vaccination in Nawabshah, seven others hospitalised
NAWABSHAH: Three children lost their lives after allegedly been given a vaccination, while seven others were rushed to the hospital in critical condition here...
Lack of diphtheria booster dose puts millions of lives at risk
LAHORE: Lives of millions of children in the largest province of the country are at risk owing to the lack of the booster dose of...
DHQ, THQ hospitals already received medicines, H1N1 vaccine
Secretary Jan says Flu Filtration Clinics also established
LAHORE: Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (PSHD) Secretary Ali Jan Khan has said that the department has...
Pakistan heading towards complete Polio eradication: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday said that after almost three decades of investment, efforts and sacrifices Pakistan was at its closest to interrupting...
Zika vaccine shows promise in early human trial
CHICAGO: A DNA-based Zika vaccine from Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc and South Korea’s GeneOne Life Science Inc induced anti-Zika immune responses in an early stage...
Rotavirus vaccine to be introduced in Sindh by Dec
KARACHI: Sindh Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) has decided to introduce rotavirus vaccine in the routine immunisation schedule of the EPI to reduce diarrhoea-related...
Uniform law for mandatory vaccination on the cards
Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique has said the provincial government is implementing a programme to provide best medical treatment...
754,000 children given polio vaccine in Peshawar
A one-day polio vaccination campaign was launched in Peshawar on Sunday amid tight security.
Local health officials said that some 754,383 children were vaccinated in...
Polio vaccine a must for exit travellers from June 1
Pakistan will require all travellers leaving the country to obtain a polio vaccination from June 1, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
A statement from...
3.5m Pakistani children miss polio vaccine: WHO
More than 3.5 million Pakistani children missed out on polio vaccination this week in a campaign overshadowed by the deaths of nine immunisation workers,...
3.5 mln Pakistani children miss polio vaccine: WHO
More than 3.5 million Pakistani children missed out on polio vaccination this week in a campaign overshadowed by the deaths of nine immunization workers,...
Hepatitis test, vaccine made compulsory for bakeries, restaurants employees in Cantt
Rawalpindi Cantonment Board has made hepatitis A, B and C tests and vaccine injections compulsory for employees working in bakeries, restaurants and other shops...
Fresh lead emerges in AIDS vaccine hunt
A team of researchers has identified one way the human body can develop powerful antibodies to protect it against the AIDS virus, offering a...
Vaccine for dengue fever shows a glimmer of hope…just
Dengue is one of the most widespread mosquito-borne viral diseases in the world, with WHO estimating that around half of the world’s population are...
