Pakistan to vaccinate all frontline health workers against Covid-19 in 1st quarter of 2021
Pakistan reports 58 Covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours
Covid-19 vaccine. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Thursday that all front line healthcare workers (FLHCW) would be inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine by the first quarter of 2021.
The nation’s nerve centre on coronavirus held a special session on Covid-19 vaccine availability and efficient administration to mull over the national vaccine strategy being devised to amicably ensure the immunisation process.
The forum discussed the epidemic curve chart data whereas NCOC National Coordinator Lieutenant General Hamooduz Zaman Khan appraised the forum on the national vaccine strategy in line with the decision taken by NCOC.
Pakistan to vaccinate all frontline health workers against Covid-19 in 1st quarter of 2021
Pakistan reports 58 Covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours
Covid-19 vaccine. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Thursday that all front line healthcare workers (FLHCW) would be inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine by the first quarter of 2021.
The nation’s nerve centre on coronavirus held a special session on Covid-19 vaccine availability and efficient administration to mull over the national vaccine strategy being devised to amicably ensure the immunisation process.
The forum discussed the epidemic curve chart data whereas NCOC National Coordinator Lieutenant General Hamooduz Zaman Khan appraised the forum on the national vaccine strategy in line with the decision taken by NCOC.
Pakistan to purchase 1.2m doses of coronavirus vaccine from China s Sinopharm: Fawad Chaudhry
Pakistan
Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to purchase 1.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from Chinese manufacturer Sinopharm, Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry confirmed on Thursday. The Cabinet Committee has decided to initially purchase 1.2 million doses of the vaccine from the Chinese company Sinopharm, which will be provided free of cost to frontline workers in the first quarter of 2021, the science minister announced on Twitter.
China approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by an affiliate of state-backed pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm on Thursday, its first approved shot for general public use.