PakVac: Pakistan’s locally made Coronavirus vaccine achieves a milestone
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*ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has granted go-ahead to locally made COVID-19 vaccine. *
Locally made coronavirus vaccine PakVac will be available for general use in the ongoing week, sources said.
The National Conrol Lab for Biologicals (NCLB) of the DRAP has issued certificate to PakVac for lot release after the vaccine passed the testing, sources said.
The first ever COVID-19 vaccine developed in Pakistan ‘PakVac’ has passed testing and is ready for use.
The single-dose vaccine made with the help of China’s CanSino Biologics at the National Institute of Health (NIH).
In the first phase a total of 124,000 CanSino shots have been developed, the sources at the Ministry of National Health said.
