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Covid jabs for kids: Pfizer to seek approval in Sep
By early next week, the company is expected to get FDA approval for emergency use of its vaccine in children 12 to 15 years old. It is planning to apply for full approval of the vaccine for use in people from ages 16 to 85, this month, The New York Times reported. The pharma major will also have clinical trial data on the safety of its vaccine in pregnant women by early August.
Trump launches his own social media platform as WordPress blog
Banned on Facebook and Twitter, former US President Donald Trump has launched a new so-called social media platform, which is actually just a WordPress blog on his own website. His followers can sign up for posts alerts on the platforms via their email and phone numbers. The new platform is designed like a generic version of Twitter but is hosted as a running blog.
S.Korea: Vaccinated people to be exempted from mandatory self-isolation
The new rules will be applied only for those who have been fully inoculated in South Korea two weeks after receiving Covid-19 jabs, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). They will still need to receive Covid-19 tests and have no related symptoms to be exempted from the mandatory self-isolation, the authorities added.
US 'doing a lot for India' to meet COVID crisis: Biden
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "what he needs most is, he needs the material and the parts to be able to have his machines that can make the vaccine work. We're sending them that. "We're sending them a lot of the precursors," he added, referring to the ingredients needed for making the vaccines.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 153.9 mn
In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 153,953,421 and 3,223,436, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 32,510,922 and 578,407, respectively.
2 killed, 18 injured in Moscow hotel fire
"Two adults died in the hospital. It was not possible to save them," the TASS news agency reported, citing a source from the local department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. According to the source, the fire, which started at 3.27 a.m. at the Vechny Zov Hotel and was extinguished by 4.30 a.m., covered an area of about 100 square metres, reports Xinhua news agency.
Human rights, threats to democracy in focus on day 2 of G7 meet
Foreign ministers from G7 countries will on Tuesday discuss human rights and threats to democracy on the second day of a special meeting in London, reports dpa news agency. On Tuesday, representatives from the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the European Union are due to meet British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
US FDA to authorise Pfizer jabs for 12 to 15-year-old by next week
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to open Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 15 years by early next week, according to federal officials, the media reported. The FDA authorisation would be a welcome news to parents anxious to protect their children, The New York Times reported.
Blinken discusses pandemic, FTA with UK Foreign Minister
The meeting between UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took place in London on Monday ahead of the first in-person meeting of the G7)Foreign and Development Ministers in two years, reports Xinhua news agency. According to a British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson they discussed the raging Covid-19 pandemic and a possible free trade agreement (FTA) between Washington and London.
IMF demand to hike power tariff may worsen Pakistan's inflation
It is unfair to push Pakistan to increase its electricity tariff as it will only affect the country's economy negatively, Tarin said during a meeting of the National Assembly's sub-committee on finance on Monday. While hinting at reviewing the program with the IMF, the Minister said Pakistan has assured the lender of reducing circular debt, but the demand of increasing electricity tariff is not understandable, reports Xinhua news agency.
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