Provinces told to set up mass vaccination centers by Thursday Top Story March 16, 2021 KARACHI: The federal authorities have directed provincial governments to establish Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in 15 major cities of the country with multiple counters and having facilities for ‘vaccinating thousands in a day’ by Thursday as two to three million doses of three different vaccines are expected to reach Pakistan within the next few days, health officials told The News on Monday. Similarly, walk-in facility is being opened for people older than 70 years from Tuesday, March 16, 2021, officials said adding that “all such persons can get themselves vaccinated at any nearest health facility, after registration on 1166”. Population of age 60-69 years will continue to be scheduled as per existing procedure, till further announcement, officials said adding that provinces and districts have been directed to keep sufficient stocks at health facilities for vaccination of senior citizens, and it should be more than the vaccine reserved as the second dose for scheduled persons.