Times of Islamabad

Federal government reveals date for the Coronavirus vaccination in Pakistan

Federal government reveals date for the Coronavirus vaccination in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD- Special Assistant to Prime Minister of Health, Dr. Faisal Sultanon Sunday said Covid-19 vaccination was expected to begin first quarter of2021 in Pakistan.

“We will be able to get corona vaccine with more than one resource, goodprice and reasonable timeline,” he said while talking to a private newschannel.

He said they have been in touch with six of the world’s top companies,including Chinese and Russian companies, keeping in mind our resources.Decision would be made in the next few weeks, while the vaccine would beavailable in Pakistan soon, he added.

Commenting on the current situation he said reporting more than twothousand cases daily is quite a dangerous situation which needed urgentsteps.The second wave of corona could be more deadly than the first, he added.