Pakistan to get 17m Covid-19 vaccine doses from UK
British vaccine minister says doses of UK-developed Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs to be sent in a month or two
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LONDON:
The Conservative Friends of Pakistan (CFoP) organised an exclusive virtual event led by CFoP NHS Chapter with the British Minister for Covid-19 vaccine deployment in which various initiatives to support the UK government vaccination programme were discussed.
Minister for Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment Nadhim Zahawai at the Department of Health and Social Care acknowledged the support from the Conservative Friends of Pakistan and the British-Pakistani diaspora and assured the student volunteers of his full support.
She described the concept as second generation formulations” of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Addressing the Science and Technology Committee, Prof Gilbert, according to The Times, said: “We have flu vaccines that are given by nasal spray, and this could be a very good approach in the future for vaccines against coronaviruses.
“It’s also possible to consider oral vaccination, where you take a tablet.
“That would have a lot of benefits for vaccine roll-out, if you didn’t have to use the needles and syringes.
Generic image of nasal spray being used (Image: Getty)
Scientists are assessing whether the vaccine can be administered in pill form (Image: Getty)
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