RAWALPINDI: Around 266,077 people, including 22,034 health workers and 244,043 senior citizens, have got their jabs against coronavirus at 22 centers across the district since the vaccination administering drive launched in the first week of March. An official of the district administration informed APP that around 3,145 people had been inoculated the vaccine at the […]
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Covid-19 vaccine – one man’s trash another man’s treasure
The coronavirus pandemic has further increased the disparity between the first world and third world countries. While many in the first world have been vaccinated, in the third world many are still awaiting the vaccine. Another case is of those countries that have the vaccine but will be forced to waste them as many people […]
Production of locally produced vaccine underway
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan tweeted congratulation to the National Institute of Health and the NIC for the achievement of producing the local version for the coronavirus vaccine. He stated that the vaccine named PakVac has gone through rigorous quality control checks and testing. The vaccine was made […]
Punjab to buy 1m doses of COVID vaccine: Dr. Yasmin Rashid
Punjab health minister, Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that Punjab is all set to buy 1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine. The purchase will be made after the approval from the cabinet. Chairing a meeting regarding the status of vaccine procurement and preparation at the civil secretariat, she said that in six to […]