The CanSino vaccine will go through a rigorous quality control checks at NIH, says NCOC chief PHOTO: COURTESY/@Asad_Umar Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, who is also the chief of the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC), on Friday said that the first batch of homemade Covid-19 vaccine will be available by the end of May. Pakistan started the vaccination campaign in February with doses donated by the government of China. The campaign started with frontline healthcare workers and then inoculation of the senior citizens in the second phase. The government now plans to open registration for Covid-19 vaccination for all citizens after Eidul Fitr.