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COVID-19 booster vaccination of fully immunized people starts in KP 

About thirteen million people, half of the province's population, have taken the first dose of coronavirus vaccine while twelve million people have taken the second dose so far.

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Peshawar: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), coronavirus booster vaccination of fully immunized people starts from Monday (December 27). 

Pakistan’s government has expanded the criteria for vaccine booster shots amid ‘Omicron threat’.

According to details, people who have received vaccine shots six months ago, are eligible for the booster dose of Pfizer vaccine. 

About thirteen million people, half of the province's population, have taken the first dose of coronavirus vaccine while twelve million people have taken the second dose so far.

Meanwhile, according to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 301 persons were tested positive while 2 died in the past 24 hours— taking Pakistan's COVID death toll to 28,909. 

The total number of cases has reached 1,293,715.  As many as 1,254,975 patients have recovered from the disease.

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