Karachi: Two Pakistani pharmaceutical companies have sought permission tomanufacture Sputnik V, which is a Russian coronavirus vaccine.
According to details, Mr. Ruslan Aliev who is a Deputy Trade Representativeat Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karachi has confirmedthat two Pakistani companies have sought permission to manufacture Russianvaccine and both applications have been sent to the Investment Division.
He further said that he was not aware of the existing price of Russianvaccine, but at the outset the price would change.
On January 25, Pakistan authorized the emergency use of Russia’s Sputnik V,making it the third anti-Covid-19 vaccine after OxfordUniversity-AstraZeneca and Chinese Sinopharm approved by the countryagainst the deadly coronavirus.
In February, the drive kick-started with healthcare workers beingadministered the jab in the first phase.
On March 10, the vaccination drive for 60 above began across Pakistan. Thesenior citizens are being administered the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.
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On March 30, the government opened coronavirus vaccination registration forpeople who are 50 and above.
Pakistan’s coronavirus tally on Friday reached 678,165 with the detectionof 5,234 new cases in the last 24 hours, with authorities linking theuptick in numbers to the third wave of the deadly outbreak across thecountry.
The total number of confirmed cases reached to 678,165.
As many as 607,205 patients have recovered from the disease with 3,384critical cases.
