Vaccination

Qatar, Dubai roll out Pfizer-BioNTech virus jabs

Qatar and Dubai launched coronavirus vaccination drives within hours of each other on Wednesday, their governments said, with the elderly and front line workers among the first to receive shots.

Vaccination

UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details

The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided few details but marked the first public release of information on ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Five new SARS-like virus case in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi health ministry said on Tuesday it has recorded five new cases of a deadly SARS-like virus in the east of the oil-rich kingdom.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New virus: Over 88,000 infected globally, 3,000 dead

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 88,000 people globally and caused 3,000 deaths. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 vaccines: 40 million doses worldwide

More than 40 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been given around the world according to an AFP count Monday, with Israel topping the global table.

Medications

Why making codeine products prescription-only is a good idea

Australia's drug regulator is looking into reclassifying about 150 codeine-based drugs as prescription-only. This means they will no longer be available for purchase over the pharmacy counter. The easy and widespread availability ...

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