Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar on Tuesday said the country would start its vaccination drive from today.
The federal minister, who also oversees the national coronavirus strategy, said, “COVID-19 vaccination drive will start today in the presence of Prime Minister Imran Khan while in the provincial capitals it will start from tomorrow”.
He said that the health workers would be the first to get the vaccine shots.
On Monday, Pakistan received 0.5 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China which is being distributed across all the provinces through land and air.
The Balochistan government has asked the federal government to increase its quota of COVID-19 vaccines as 5,000 doses can not cater to the requirement.
While talking to Geo Pakistan, the provincal government’s spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said there are 22,000 healthcare workers in the province while it would only get 5,000 doses.
“We request the federal government to provide more vaccines,” he said, adding that the provincial authorities have established vaccination centres in Quetta, Lasbela, Chaghi and Turbat.
