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Over 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Pakistan
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The first consignment of the vaccine includes 1,248,000 doses of the vaccine.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Over 1.2 million doses of British coronavirus vaccine AstraZeneca have arrived in Pakistan.
According to details, the first consignment of the vaccine includes 1,248,000 doses of the vaccine.
Meanwhile, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that Pakistan’s first batch of bulk CanSino vaccine is being processed at the National Institute of Health Islamabad.
In a tweet, he said the plant for this purpose was established last month and specially trained team is working on it.
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Thanks to the Chinese donation, Pakistan will hopefully kick-start a Covid-19 vaccination drive this week, administering half a million doses to public healthcare workers, signalling the beginning of the end of the deadly virus a year after the first case was reported in the country.
A deal to source 10m more doses from China has also been reported. Citing dangers of corruption and a lengthy public procurement process, the government has granted licences to half a dozen private companies to import vaccines. But in the absence of clear pricing policies, confusion clouds the path ahead.
NUMS, NIH sign DoU to strengthen research cooperation
Islamabad
January 23, 2021
The DoU was inked by NUMS Vice Chancellor Lt. General (r) Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed and Executive Director NIH Major General Aamir Ikram.
Rawalpindi: The National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) and National Institute of Health Islamabad (NIH) signed five year Document of Understanding (DoU) here Friday to strengthen research cooperation in the development of medical sciences.
The DoU was inked by NUMS Vice Chancellor Lt. General (r) Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed and Executive Director NIH Major General Aamir Ikram at a simple ceremony at the university secretariat. Pro-Vice Chancellor Academics Major General (r) Saleem Ahmed Khan and Pro -Vice Chancellor Admn. Major General (r) Syed Reza Hamdani were present on the occasion.