Hundreds of people aspiring to go abroad queued up at Expo Centre for coronavirus vaccination on Monday.
LAHORE: Hundreds of people aspiring to go abroad queued up at Expo Centre for coronavirus vaccination on Monday.
The government had started to vaccinate those people who wanted to go abroad by establishing two vaccination centres in Lahore Expo Centre and LDA Sports Complex. The vaccination centres would remain open for 24 hours.
Hundreds of people including students, labourers and business persons would be administered Moderna vaccine.
Earlier, Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid also tweeted that the government would give Pfizer vaccine to the people who had work permits to go abroad in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East. “The aspirants would have to bring their work permit and other documents for vaccination,” she said.
Long queues of vaccine seekers at Lahore s Expo Centre - Pakistan
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LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said here Thursday that cleanliness is key to preventing epidemics and focused efforts are being made to keep the city clean and green.
The minister said there is no shortage of vaccine in Punjab. Pakistan has procured over 70% vaccine from its own resources and Punjab is also receiving Moderna, Astra Zenica and Pfizer vaccines.
Sinopharm and Sinovac are approved vaccines by global bodies and foreign office is talking to USA and Saudi Arabia on this issue. Speaking at the handing over ceremony of 6,000 containers of the Lahore Waste Management Company at Outfall Road, the minister said that cleanliness in Lahore was being specifically monitored on the chief ministerâs directions.