Covid-19: Pakistan sets priority for Moderna vaccine

Taking to twitter, Asad Umar who also heads National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) said that Pakistan received 2.5 million doses of Moderna sent by United States (US) government and it will be particularly administered to those who have to travel for work or study  to countries which are only accepting certain vaccines .

“@POTUS @JoeBiden progressive policy on covid is much appreciated @SecBlinken,” he added.

Recieved 2.5 million doses of moderna sent by US govt. This will particularly those those who have to travel for work or study to countries which are only accepting certain vaccines . @POTUS @JoeBiden progressive policy on covid is much appreciated @SecBlinken

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) July 3, 2021

Pakistan made significant development about the procurement of COVID vaccine, where 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine reached the country from the United States on Friday under the COVAX programme— a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.

According to a Tweet from US Embassy, 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States arrived at Islamabad International Airport.

The vaccines will be delivered to the Pakistani people in partnership with COVAX, UNICEF and the Government of Pakistan.

The donation is part of the 80 million doses the United States is sharing with the world, delivering on its pledge to facilitate equitable global access to safe and effective vaccines, which are essential to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the first shipment of the two-dose Moderna vaccines that the county has received. It is the third non-Chinese vaccine now available in Pakistan.

Earlier, the UK-made AstraZeneca and US-made Pfizer were being inoculated in the country alongside China’s Sinopharm, Sinovac and Cansino vaccines.

The shot will also be used for those looking to travel abroad as Chinese vaccines are not approved in many countries. Pakistan is expected to get more doses of the UK made coronavirus vaccine in July.

Pakistan has reported slight increase in daily Covid-19 cases.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 1,400 cases of coronavirus were reported while 34 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 22,379.

The total number of confirmed cases reached to 961,085.

As many as 906,387 patients have recovered from the disease with 1,871 critical cases.