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KARACHI: Pakistan has neither placed any final order yet to acquire COVID-19 vaccine nor any vaccine manufacturer has accepted the country’s request for the supply of vaccine, top federal.
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LAHORE: Data for two Chinese anti-coronavirus vaccine candidates has been submitted to the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), seeking a grant for emergency use.
A health official told
Geo.tv that the first limited supply for the vaccine is likely to start next month [February].
The phase III clinical trials for Ad5-nCoV vaccine, being developed by CanSino Biologics and the Chinese military-backed research unit, at the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad will end this week.
“The trials began in September last year with a target of 17,500 volunteers, said the lead physician of the clinical trial, Dr Ejaz A Khan told Geo.tv.