National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has announced that COVID-19 vaccination centers will be remain closed on Sunday and public holidays.
As per details, NCOC has advised citizens to refrain from visiting COVID-19 vaccination as they will remain closed Sundays and public/national holidays.
The decision is aimed at giving relief to the vaccine administrators and healthcare workers who are working on the front-line against COVID-19 coronavirus.
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.