Authorities have received another tranche comprising 500,000 doses ofChina-made Sinopharm vaccine as Pakistan has paced up the drive toinoculate the public against COVID-19.
A special PIA plane reached Islamabad from Beijing Capital InternationalAirport on Tuesday, an official said, adding that another 500,000 doses ofthe Sinopharm vaccine will be received on Wednesday morning.
Last Sunday, a special flight PK6852 brought a consignment of 500,000 dosesof Sinovac vaccine from Beijing to Islamabad.
The government aims at vaccinating 70 million people by the end of thisyear. So far, nearly 5.3 million people have been vaccinated.
On Monday, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan approved thePfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Pakistan.
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Reports in local media cited that the registration board of the DrugRegulatory Authority of Pakistan has granted permission of use undersection VII of the Drug Act 1976.
According to the officials of the country’s top drug regulators, the Pfizervaccine will be administered to people with low immunity, aspiring Hajjpilgrims, and pregnant women.
On Friday, Pakistan has received over 100,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19vaccine under the World Health Organisation’s COVAX programme. The shipmentof Pfizer is the second consignment of vaccines received by Pakistan viathe COVAX facility.
