KARACHI: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan on Saturday gave emergency use authorization to Oxford-Astrazeneca’s AZD1222 in Pakistan following recommendations by a six-member panel of.
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Pakistan, the health minister said on Saturday, making it the first coronavirus va
Coronavirus evolving rapidly, Pakistan needs to vaccinate people: health expert
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The coronavirus is evolving very fast and the consequences will be adverse if people are not vaccinated on time.
Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary of the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences said this at a press conference today [Saturday] in Karachi. It was attended by Sindh Minister for Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho and Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah.
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in Pakistan, the health minister said on Saturday, making it the first coronavirus vaccine to get the green light for use in the South Asian country.
Pakistan has not placed any orders for Covid-19 vaccine, says country s health official ANI | Updated: Jan 16, 2021 06:34 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI): Pakistan has not placed any final order to import the Covid-19 vaccine nor has any vaccine manufacturer accepted the country s request for supply of the vaccine, a top official in the Imran Khan government has said.
In a telephonic interaction with The News International, Dr Faisal Khan, the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health said: Although, we are striving hard to get the first batch of COVID-19vaccine at the earliest for our frontline workers and others but the final order has not yet been placed and accepted (by any vaccine manufacturer).