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March 5, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee Chairman Rana Tanveer Hussain suggested that vaccination for COVID-19 should be started from the prime minister and other prominent personalities to remove the misconceptions about the corona vaccination.
The Public Accounts Committee meeting chaired by Rana Tanveer Hussain was held Thursday in which the audit paras related to the Ministry of National Health Services for the year 2019-20 were examined.
The PAC chairman said there were many misconceptions among the people about the COVID-19 vaccination and they avoid it due to misconceptions and it should be better that prime minister and other prominent personalities should get vaccinated to set an example for people as well as remove the misconceptions. Senator Mushahid Hussain said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the first one who got vaccinated in Turkey.
As plans are made for international travel to resume, covid-free countries may have to achieve herd immunity through vaccination before letting the rest of the world in
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Updated Mar 02, 2021 | 16:03 IST
Reports suggest that the mother-son duo chose to have him killed because he used to cast aspersions on the wife s character and had suspicious behaviour towards his daughters. Representational Image | Photo Credit: ANI
Bengaluru: An anonymous letter hinting at a possible murder helped the Benagulu Police in resolving the mystery behind the death of a businessman. The police said that the 52-year-old deceased - Mohammad Hanjala was killed by three contract killers who had been hired by his wife and son.
The wife and son had given supari to three people to have Hanjala, who owned a footwear manufacturing unit in the city. The police have recovered three mobile phones and Rs 98,000 from the three contract killers.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Health expert wants travellers prioritised for vaccine
2 Mar, 2021 06:16 AM
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Just the facts - A closer look at the first four vaccines to be rolled out in New Zealand. How they work, why we need them and who developed them. Video / NZ Herald
Just the facts - A closer look at the first four vaccines to be rolled out in New Zealand. How they work, why we need them and who developed them. Video / NZ Herald
Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz
People travelling overseas and returning to New Zealand should be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine - above the vulnerable and elderly - if New Zealand wants to continue its elimination plan of stopping Covid-19 at the border, a public health expert says.