Former President of Pakistan and Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday (today).
Aseefa Bhutto Zardari took to social media to apprise that his father Asif Ali Zardari has received his first COVID-19 vaccine jab.
Such a relief to see my father Asif Ali Zardari receive his first dose of the vaccine today, she tweeted.
Such a relief to see my father @AAliZardari receive his first dose of the vaccine today! Encourage your parents and loved ones to get the vaccine 💉. It is safe and effective SPREAD THE WORD pic.twitter.com/bGTPndoOGq
— Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) March 29, 2021
Aseefa Bhutti Zardari also urged people to encourage their parents and loved ones to get the COVID-19 vaccine as its ‘safe and effective’, she noted.
Pakistan is witnessing its third COVID-19 wave with country’s positivity ratio surpassing 11 % mark on Monday a day earlier.
Prior to this PM Imran Khan had received COVID-19 vaccine on March 18th, whereas President of Pakistan Arif Alvi and his wife Samina Alvi had been inoculated against the novel virus on March 15th earlier this month.
It is pertinent to know that Pakistan launched its first COVID-19 vaccination programme on February 3rd after receiving 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s Sinopharm on February 1st.
The COVID-19 vaccination drive was launched simultaneously in federal capital along with provincial capitals namely Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar.
Meanwhile the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination was launched on March 10th. The second phase of COVID-19 inoculation will focus on people who are aged 60 or above, as they’re more vulnerable to the novel virus.
According to Ministry of National Health Services, people above the age of 60 can get themselves registered via sending a text message at 1166 or can visit National Immunization Management System (NIMS) website.
