Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines don’t lower sperm count: Study
Washington: COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna do not harm male fertility, suggests a study which found the levels of sperm in participants remained at healthy levels after they got two doses of the mRNA preventive. The study, published on Thursday in the journal JAMA, recruited 45 healthy male volunteers aged 18 to 50 years […]
Will ‘do everything’ to ensure better future for all: Guterres
United Nations: Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday pledged to “do everything” in his power during his second innings as the UN chief to contribute to a better future for all as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the world’s shared vulnerability, inter-connectedness and absolute need for collective action. Guterres said this soon after the 193-member UN […]
No relook at decision to cancel class 12 exams: SC
Approves CBSE, CISCE assessment schemes
New Delhi: There is no question of reversing earlier decision to cancel class 12 board exams, the Supreme Court said on Thursday and approved the assessment schemes of the CISCE and the CBSE, which has adopted 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks for students based on results of class 10, 11 and 12 respectively. The […]
FATF to take stock of Pak’s progress on control over ‘terror financing’
Islamabad: The global watchdog for money laundering and terror financing has prepared a preliminary report on Pakistan’s progress on the implementation of the 27-point action plan and will present it at FATF’s next plenary meeting from June 21, according to a media report. The report has been prepared by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force’s […]
Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire
Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids since a shaky cease-fire ended the war with Hamas last month. The airstrikes targeted facilities used by Hamas militants for meetings to plan attacks, the Israeli military said, blaming the group for any […]
‘Near home’ vaccination centres for elderly, differently-abled: Govt
New Delh: The government has allowed setting up of ‘near home’ vaccination centres for elderly and differently-abled people for simplifying the process of inoculation for them. In a statement, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria highlighted various steps taken by the government to assist the senior citizens during the pandemic. […]
Covid Delta variant: Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines offer protection, say Lancet study
London: The Delta variant of coronavirus, first identified in India, doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the Alpha variant first found in the UK, but Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines provide good protection against the strain, says a study published in The Lancet journal. Researchers at Public Health Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, UK, […]
Risk of death following vaccination negligible: Govt
New Delhi: A government panel studying Covid vaccine severe adverse effects has confirmed the first death due to anaphylaxis following inoculation, while the Centre on Tuesday said 488 deaths recorded between January 16 and June 7 may not be linked to vaccination and that a detailed causality analysis will be conducted. The National AEFI Committee […]