Sindh devises initial plan for Covid vaccination
Support for storage, logistics to be provided under EPI
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Preparing ahead for Covid-19 vaccination, the Sindh government shared its initial strategy for immunisation against the contagion with the Centre on Wednesday, stating that the Sindh Expanded Programme for Immunisation would be providing significant assistance for the vaccines storage and logistics.
In a letter addressed to special assistant to the prime minister on national health services, regulations and coordination, Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazl Pechuho said Covid-19 vaccines were expected to arrive in the country by March next year and the provincial government had started identifying human resources needed for carrying out vaccination.
Covid death toll spikes with 58 fatalities in a day
Health minister seeks Centre s help with vaccine as 1,520 fresh cases emerge in the province
Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho (@AzraPechuho) | Twitter
Sindh reported 58 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday - the highest number in a single day since 74 deaths were reported on June 29. As a result, the provincial death toll for the pandemic soared to 3,222.
Meanwhile, as 1,520 more infections emerged in the province with a 14.8 per cent positivity ratio on the day, Sindh Health and Population Welfare Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho reached out to the federal government to ask for assistance in providing the Covid-19 vaccine.