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Top Qatari official awarded National Order of Merit by Paraguay for global vaccine drive

Paraguay awards a UN Qatari official for the Gulf nation’s efforts to help with vaccination needs. Paraguay awarded Qatar’s Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, the country’s representative of the…

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Urgent global mission: BioNTech founders reveal details of vaccine rollout at WISH summit

Qatar Foundation’s WISH 2022 summit will take place until October 6, 2022. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic sparked an extreme level of urgency to develop vaccines in a bid to curb…

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US approves updated Pfizer, Moderna booster shots to target new variant

The new doses are expected to roll out in the United States in the upcoming weeks, but it is still unclear when will they reach Qatar. New versions of the…

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Moderna sues Pfizer for ‘copying’ vaccine technology

The case could take years to resolve. Moderna is suing its rival Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for allegedly copying its mRNA technology that the company said it developed…

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Cure to cancer sought in Covid-19 vaccine technology

Covid-19 vaccine technology could be used to stimulate the immune system to recognise and attack pancreatic cancer cells. In 2008, the German business BioNTech was established by professors Ugur Sahin…

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Qatar records 762 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hour period

The world has been witnessing another rise in daily Covid-19 infections as more countries ease pandemic-related restrictions. Qatar recorded 762 Covid-19 cases on Saturday, showing a slight dip in daily…

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Scientists in Qatar explore the possibility of repurposing existing drugs for COVID-19 treatment

Qatar University (QU) and Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) work on expanding certain drugs’ original scope. Scientists from QU and QBRI have been exploring the possibility of repurposing antitumor drugs…

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Free flu vaccine to be provided for all in Qatar

The campaign aims to protect Qatari citizens and residents as the flu season begins Residents and citizens can access free flu shots at Primary Health Care Centres and up to…

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COVID-19 vaccine ‘free for all in Qatar’, ministry says

All residents will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for free once it is available. Qatar’s residents will receive the COVID-19 vaccine for free once it is available, Dr.…

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