ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar informed that 21 percent of the total targeted population in Islamabad has gone through with the vaccination. Addressing the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce in the capital, Umar said Islamabad was showing a positive response rate and had reached a point where the “first rays […]
Vaccination
More Vaccination Centers Needed: DHO Swat
Swat: 53,000 people have been vaccinated against corona in Swat, 1900 people are being vaccinated daily, while 2.3% of the total population has been vaccinated. According to the health department, so far 53,000 people over the age of 30 have been vaccinated against corona in 14 vaccination centers across the district. According to District Health […]
NCOC DG reviews corona vaccination, tests in Sargodha
SARGODHA: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Director General Asif Mehmood Goraya chaired a review meeting on corona vaccination, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and corona tests in Sargodha division. Speaking on the occasion, he said that they have to expedite the vaccination process in order to get rid of coronavirus quickly. The government had no […]
Vaccination for people 30 plus to begin from Saturday
Health authorities will begin inoculating people above 30 years of age from Saturday. The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) decided this in a meeting on Friday. Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar tweeted: “In today’s NCOC meeting it has been decided to open up vaccination for 30 years and older starting tomorrow. The […]
‘Economic recovery ‘under threat’ amid surging coronavirus’
NEW YORK – While the global growth outlook has improved, led by robust rebound in China and the United States, surging coronavirus infections and inadequate vaccination progress in many countries threaten a broad-based recovery of the world economy, according to the latest United Nations forecast. According to the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) […]
Record 0.2 million people vaccinated in a day: Asad Umar
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday took it to Twitter to announce that a record-breaking figure of 0.2 million people received the vaccine on Tuesday. National Command and Operation Center’s (NCOC) head also stated that vaccine registrations have also picked up pace and about 5 million people have been registered to […]
Over 150,000 people vaccinated in a day: Asad Umar
The head of the National Command and Operation Center, Asad Umar said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s vaccination mark crossed 150,000 yesterday for the first time. The Planning and Development Minister tweeted that around 164,000 people received their vaccination on Monday. “Yesterday was the first day that people aged 40 and over were vaccinated.” he further […]
Vaccination for citizens aged 50-59 begins across country
With the coronavirus situation deteriorating in the country, Pakistan begins vaccinating citizens aged 50-59 from Wednesday (today). The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) last week decided to start the vaccination of this age group. The NCOC chief Asad Umar urged people to register for the vaccine. The citizens are receiving jabs of the Chinese […]
People aged 50 not allowed at vaccination centres despite registration
As Pakistan begins vaccination drives for senior citizens, people aged 50 to 60 are still facing inconveniences to get a vaccination shot. Despite the registration being completed and the pin code sent, above 50 are being refused the COVID vaccine at the centres. According to the administrators the database is yet to be updated for […]
China aims to vaccinate 40% of population by end-July: senior adviser
BEIJING – China aims to vaccinate 40% of its population against COVID-19 by the end of July, a senior health adviser said on Tuesday, requiring a significant increase in inoculations even as it ramps up exports of vaccines. Zhong Nanshan, a coronavirus expert who helped shape China’s COVID-19 response, said on Monday the current ratio […]