Pakistan to vaccinate Hajj pilgrims, work-visa holders with Pfizer vaccine

While talking to media, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said that Hajj pilgrims, work visa holders and students proceeding for education abroad will be inculcated with Pfizer vaccine first.

“Pakistan received a limited quantity of Pfizer vaccine this month due to which the government has administer vaccine to those who are going abroad where it is mandatory,” he said.

The federal minister said that most of the exports of jabs include Chinese vaccines.

Asad Umar said that the government is launching a mass vaccination campaign and planned to set-up 4,000 vaccination centers across the country.

We are trying our best to speed-up the vaccination process across the country so that restrictions are lifted and business activities are resumed,” said Asad Umar who also heads the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC).

Pakistan’s vaccination drive is underway with full pace across all provinces. The country has opened vaccination fro 18 above from today, while walk-ins are allowed for citizens above 30 at all centers.

Pakistan is presently experiencing the third wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than previous two waves.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 2,028 cases of coronavirus were reported while 80 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 21,022.

The total number of confirmed cases reached to 926,695.

As many as 852,574 patients have recovered from the disease with 3,630 critical cases