Pakistan reserves Pfizer vaccine for Hajj pilgrims, overseas students
More than 100,000 doses available SAMAA | Wahab Kamran - Posted: Jun 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | Wahab Kamran Posted: Jun 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
A woman receives a COVID-19 shot at a vaccination centre in Islamabad. Photo: Online
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The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Pakistan will be used to inoculate Hajj pilgrims, people with work visas and students studying abroad only.
There are sufficient doses of the vaccine available for them, said Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar at the inauguration of a vaccination centre at a shopping mall in Islamabad on Thursday.
French Nobel laureate did not say ‘vaccinated people will die within two years’
Social media was abuzz recently with a post on Facebook associating French Nobel prize-winning virologist Luc Montagnier with the claim that those who have received the Covid-19 vaccine had ‘no chance of survival’.
The post, which was shared thousands of times on social media, reads, “all vaccinated people will die within two years. Nobel Laureate Luc Montagnier has confirmed that there is no chance of survival for people who have received any form of the vaccine.”
The Express Tribune investigated the report and found the claim to be fake.
The first ever COVID-19 vaccine developed in Pakistan PakVac has passed testing and is ready for use. The single-dose shot was made at the National Institute of Health with the help of China s CanSino Biologics.