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The mining index rose 1.3 per cent as prices of base metals were lifted by hopes of stronger demand from China
The IUdo app is currently available to eligible patients that are part of Pfizer’s patient support programmes in Qatar and will be rolled out in other countries across emerging markets in a few months
Vaccines from companies including Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have slashed hospitalisations and deaths, with more than 12 billion doses administered across the planet
The UK’s regulator cleared Paxlovid at the end of last year, and the drug also has emergency-use authorisation in the US
The protection is maintained across age groups and in the face of a range of chronic illnesses
In a trial with 2,268 participants, two shots of a 10 microgram dose produced antibody levels comparable to those seen in a trial of 16-to-25-year-olds who got the adult dose
Booster shots are available in over 100 centres in the emirate
The country has so far administered 15.5 million doses
The UAE has become the first country to both license and enable immediate patient use of the antibody drug Sotrovimab
In the study of 2,260 adolescents, the vaccine produced antibodies against the Covid-19 that exceeded the level seen in vaccinated young adults
As of Monday, 2,500 people were vaccinated and second doses will be administered from January 14
The companies will probably know by January or February whether and how many additional doses can be produced
The Dubai Media Office also answered some FAQs related to the vaccination programme
The vaccinations will be available at six Dubai Health Authority facilities
The first batch of the Pfizer vaccine arrived from Brussels on an Emirates SkyCargo flight on Tuesday
Over 60,000 people have registered on the vaccination platform so far
The vaccination process in the kingdom will be in three stages
The authority will analyse samples from each incoming vaccine shipment before using it to ensure its quality
The company sought permission to import the vaccine for sale and distribution in India without the requirement for clinical trials on local people
UN humanitarian relief agency UNICEF has been recruiting airlines into its vast effort to distribute the vaccine to more than 170 countries
The UK regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, said the vaccine “met its strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness”
Gold suffered its second-biggest drop in seven years on the day that Pfizer announced early results showing its vaccine was 90 per cent effective
The battle to counter the pandemic dominated the first day of a virtual summit of G20 nations on Saturday
The summons to airlines was triggered by positive late-stage trial results reported by Pfizer and Moderna on two separate vaccines
Only 50 million doses are expected to be available in 2020