The second round of a coronavirus prevalence study has confirmed that 7 percent of residents of Pakistan have developed antibodies for the virus. The prevalence study was carried out to determine how many people in Pakistan have developed antibodies after exposure to the virus, said health ministry spokesperson. The second …
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As the world faces a second wave of infections, Geo.tv brings you the latest on the COVID-19 numbers at home and outside. Pakistan A total of 2,954 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 379,883. With 48 new deaths, the country’s coronavirus death …
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REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Files Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca plc on Monday announced that its coronavirus vaccine being tested in a study at the University of Oxford has shown 70% effectiveness, with no major safety concerns to the patients. The vaccine, named AZD1222, has met its primary efficacy endpoint in preventing COVID-19, the disease caused …
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As the world faces a second wave of infections, Geo.tv brings you the latest on the COVID-19 numbers at home and outside. Pakistan A total of 2,756 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 376,929 . With 34 new deaths, the country’s coronavirus …
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Exposure to cigarette smoke makes airway cells more vulnerable to infection with the new coronavirus, UCLA researchers found. They obtained airway-lining cells from five individuals without COVID-19 and exposed some of the cells to cigarette smoke in test tubes. Then they exposed all the cells to the coronavirus. Compared to …
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A British study that found people who have had COVID-19 are unlikely to contract the disease again for at least six months is good news and also provides hope for vaccines, a World Health Organization (WHO) senior official said on Friday. “This is really good news to see that we …
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As the world faces a second wave of infections, Geo.tv brings you the latest on the COVID-19 numbers at home and outside. Pakistan A total of 2,547 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 365,927 . With 18 new deaths, the country’s coronavirus …
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American pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated 95 % efficacy in late trials. The company also said that it wants the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the vaccine on an emergency basis. The company had previously produced a vaccine which was …
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Moderna vaccine success gives world more hope. Photo: Reuters New experimental coronavirus vaccine MRNA.O by Moderna Inc remains stable at temperatures that ordinary refrigerators can provide and can be distributed using existing cold-chain shipping and storage infrastructure. That opens the door for its early use in hard to reach places …
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Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the Moderna vaccine’s early results were “stunningly impressive”. Photo: AFP Anthony Fauci, United States’ top infectious disease expert, says he would have settled for vaccines with a prevention rate of 70-75%. In an interview with AFP, Fauci said …
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