- A day earlier, the coronavirus monitoring centre intimately defined about vaccine administration technique throughout Pakistan.
- A particular aircraft will fly to China on Sunday to carry the primary tranche of the coronavirus vaccine to the nation.
- Earlier this month, DRAP gave authorisation for each — the Chinese language-manufactured Sinopharm, and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
A particular aircraft from Pakistan will fly to China on Sunday to carry the primary tranche of the coronavirus vaccine to the nation, Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday.
The event was mentioned at a gathering of the Nationwide Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) held in Islamabad.
The coronavirus monitoring centre mentioned intimately in regards to the authorities’s vaccine administration technique throughout Pakistan, administrative measures, and significantly the motion of the preliminary tranche of the vaccine.
Earlier this month, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) gave the authorisation for each — the Chinese language-manufactured Sinopharm, and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
A day earlier, NCOC chief Asad Umar on Saturday broke the excellent news that COVAX has indicated a provide of as much as 17 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for Pakistan within the first half of 2021.
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“Good news on COVID vaccine front. Received a letter from COVAX of [an] indicative supply of up to 17 million doses of AstraZeneca in 1st half 2021,” Umar wrote on Twitter.
Based on the planning minister, six million of the entire 17 million doses can be acquired by March with supply beginning in February. He didn’t specify any dates.
“We signed with COVAX nearly eight months back to ensure availability,” he added.