Health
Sindh to book 10m COVID-19 vaccine doses
Karachi: The Sindh Health Department has decided to order 10 million doses of the CanSino COVID-19 vaccine.
According to details, the decision to procure the vaccine was taken at a provincial task force meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
However, for the obtaining of 10 million doses of CanSino Sindh government has approached a Chinese pharma company.
In this regard, Sindh Health Department has also written a letter to the Pharma Company for CanSino Vaccine in which the delivery schedule, price and other details of the vaccine have been pursued.
According to the letter penned by Sindh Health Department has asked the CanSino Bio company to share the schedule of delivery of as many as 10 million COVID vaccine doses with Sindh.
“The terms and conditions of the purchase will take place in compliance with the SPPRA rules.”
Dr Azra Pechuho, while addressing a press conference had announced the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines after permission was granted to the provinces by the Centre.
“Federal government permitted provinces to procure vaccines. Sindh government allocated Rs500 million for CanSino doses and 5 million vials of single-dose CanSino vaccines will be purchased from China.”
Earlier, Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho had announced that the provincial government would directly purchase single-dose CanSino COVID-19 vaccines from China after the federal government okayed provinces to procure the vaccines.