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Many Pakistanis may refuse COVID-19 vaccine Survey
Only 38 per cent of Pakistanis surveyed said they would take the vaccine.
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Many Pakistanis do not want to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new survey that came out on Thursday, as authorities announced a roll-out plan from next week.
In the Gallup Pakistan survey, 49 per cent of respondents said they would opt out of the jab, as they considered the coronavirus threat to be exaggerated.
Gallup shared the outcome as the government announced nearly half a million health workers would start getting the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine from next week.
Vaccine aid for neighbours
Updated Jan 21, 2021, 4:55 am IST
The only exception as of now is Pakistan
While six nations Bhutan, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles will get the Indian vaccines in the first tranche, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius will get them once necessary regulatory clearances are given. (Photo: twitter @DrSJaishankar)
India has long called itself the pharmacy of the world and has now decided to live up to the claim. By the time these lines are printed, lakhs of doses of made-in-India vaccines against the novel coronavirus would have landed in our neighbouring countries, and more will do so in the coming days. While six nations Bhutan, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles will get the Indian vaccines in the first tranche, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius will get them once “necessary regulatory clearances” are given. It is noteworthy that the Indian vaccines would be the first to arrive in most