Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan addresses the media on Wednesday. DawnNewsTV
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday expressed confidence in the government s ability to procure at least one million doses of coronavirus vaccines by March, saying it ultimately aimed to inoculate 70 per cent of the country s population against the virus.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he spoke about the two vaccines that have already been approved by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) one manufactured by China s Sinopharm and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. We are in the advanced stage of discussion for procurement with two companies: Sinopharm and Cansino. Sinopharm s vaccine is the one you have heard about being used in several countries including the UAE. It has an efficacy of 80 per cent and in some places, 85pc efficacy has also been reported.