Pakistanis can get vaccinated with full confidence: Dr Faisal Sultan
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Saturday May 01, 2021
A man receives a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a vaccination center in Karachi, Pakistan April 28, 2021. Reuters/File
SAPM Dr Faisal Sultan says all viruses evolve with time and as a result, new forms of the virus are witnessed.
Says certain coronavirus variants increase the chance of reinfection.
Speaks about virus variants after country reports presence of South African, Brazilian variants.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan on Saturday said Pakistanis can get vaccinated with full confidence with any of the available vaccines in Pakistan , after the country reported the detection of the South African and Brazilian coronavirus strains.
Govt to provide free Covid-19 vaccine to masses: Dr Faisal
Health workers to be vaccinated in first phase followed by senior citizens, says PM s aide
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Prime Minister s Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday said that the government will provide Covid-19 vaccine to the general public free of cost, according to
Participating in an online workshop pertaining to health, he said that China has gifted half a million doses of the vaccine to Pakistan, which will be made available to the people free of cost from next week.
PM s aide said that in the first phase, frontline health workers will be vaccinated, while in the second phase, senior citizens will be administered with anti-Covid medicine. He said so far 400,000 health workers have been registered for vaccination.