*ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a session of the federalcabinet on Thursday in order to discuss 22-point agenda that also includethe prices of COVID-19 vaccines.*
The federal cabinet will mull over the country’s political and economicsituation besides reviewing the steps for containing the spread ofcoronavirus pandemic and vaccination process.
A briefing will be given to the federal cabinet members regarding the usageof the electronic voting machine and the provision of voting rights tooverseas Pakistanis.
The federal cabinet is also likely to decide on the retail prices ofCOVID-19 vaccines during the upcoming session.
Earlier on March 21, it emerged that the federal cabinet had approved asummary regarding prices of COVID-19 vaccineslink–Chinese and Russian doses – to be imported by the private sector after arecommendation from the health ministry following approval from the DrugRegulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP).
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The health ministry had recommended the price of two anti-COVID jabs of theRussian vaccine be set at Rs 8,449. The packet containing four doses ofSputnik-V is set at Rs 16,560 while 10 and 20 doses would be available atRs40,555 and Rs 81,110 respectively after approval from the federal cabinet.
Moreover, the single-shot COVID vaccine from China – Convidencia – wouldcost Rs4,225.
Two pharmaceutical companies are importing vaccines from abroad with onehailing from Karachi importing the Russian vaccine while the Chinesevaccine would be imported by a multi-national pharma company.
