Masks, social distancing still worthwhile
Mask wearing and physical distancing are tied to reductions in the spread of COVID-19 and should be continued, according to researchers who reviewed …
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Breakthrough infections raise health, death risk
COVID-19 is generally less severe in vaccinated patients but that does not mean breakthrough infections will be benign, a large study shows. Researc…
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Hong Kong authorises Sinovac vaccine for children aged 3-17
Hong Kong has approved lowering the age limit for the COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac Biotech to three years old, down from 18 years of age, as…
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US approves drug for dwarfism
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a drug to improve growth in children with the most common type of dwarfism.…
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26 dengue cases reported in Islamabad in a day
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has registered 26 new dengue fever cases during the past 24 hours, ARY News reported on Saturday. According to the di…
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Covid-19: Seven more deaths, 319 new cases in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: As many as 319 fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed infections to 1,281,5…
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Merck Covid pill backed for EU emergency use
The EU’s drug watchdog on Friday backed Merck’s anti-Covid pill for emergency use ahead of its formal authorisation and started reviewing Pfizer’s an…
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