Pakistan to receive second batch of COVID-19 vaccine soon

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Lahore, 7th February: The second tranche of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is expected to reach Pakistan soon.

Baaghi TV: According to reports, Pakistan is likely to get the second batch of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, within the next 24 hours.

Sources from ARY News have reported that China will provide another half a million doses of the vaccine. All measures to obtain a Russian vaccine, Sputnik-IV, have also been finalised.

The sources from the health ministry informed that the government has issued permission for the procurement of the Russian jab for a limited period.
Moreover, reports also tell that Pakistan is soon to get doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX by the end of this month.

After China gifted 0.5 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine last week, a countrywide COVID vaccination drive started on Wednesday in the first phase.

As per reports, Sindh has been provided with 84,000 doses of the vaccine, Punjab 70,000, KP 65,000, and Balochistan 10,300 doses.

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