National
February 17, 2021
LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has declared that Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 should not be administered to immune-compromised individuals.
The Drap, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, directed that use of the vaccine in patients with comorbidities should be based on a favourable benefit/risk ratio.
The Sinopharm vaccine, manufactured by M/s Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co, Ltd, China, has been approved for grant of registration of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) for emergency use authorisation for active immunisation of individuals between 18 to 60 years of age. The Registration Board, however, noted that the vaccine has already been granted market authorisations and emergency use authorisations in China, UAE and Bahrain.
Immune-compromised individuals not to be given Sinopharm: Drap
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Training held on monitoring of Covid immunisation affects
Islamabad
February 9, 2021
Islamabad:The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), in collaboration with World Health Organisation, arranged a one-day training session on monitoring of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) of COVID-19 vaccine here on Monday.
Representatives from the Pakistan National Pharmacovigilance Centre (PNPC), DRAP, federal and provincial Expanded Programmes on Immunization, and focal persons of pharmacovigilance from the provinces attended the training.
Dr. Abdur Rashid, Director, Division of Pharmacy and Head of PNPC welcomed the participants. He briefly explained the role of DRAP in general and the Division of Pharmacy Services in particular in the process of approval of clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines in Pakistan and subsequent monitoring of AEFIs after their registration. He also explained the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder.
Mobile phones are evolving into new farm tools and e-commerce has become a part of farm work for China s rural population, as online sales emerge as an important force in the fight against poverty, according to a report released on Wednesday.
By the end of 2020, e-commerce had covered all of the country s 832 national-level poverty-stricken counties, read a report on China s internet development from the China Internet Network Information Center.
Online retail sales in rural areas jumped to 1.79 trillion yuan (about 277 billion U.S. dollars) last year, from 180 billion yuan in 2014, data from the report shows.
New forms of rural online shopping, including livestreaming and e-commerce, not only benefit consumers, but also boost the sales of high-quality agricultural products in rural areas, the report read.