COVID-19 VACCINE IN PAKISTAN
Needless to say, the Coronavirus has plagued the world for the past year and a half and human lives are in grave danger. The situation is particularly dire in Western countries, but the success of various vaccine development efforts and the introduction of different types of vaccines in many countries is certainly gratifying. ۔ Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Health Dr. Faisal Sultan also gave the good news to the Pakistani nation yesterday that the first consignment of Corona vaccine from China is about to arrive soon. It has been reported that a special PAF plane has arrived with COVID vaccines in Pakistan.
Vaccinations will begin across the country on Feb 3. In the first phase, medical personnel will be vaccinated and protected. According to the Minister of Planning, Pakistan will receive 6 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine by March from the Cox’s Vaccine Alliance, a multi-agency vaccine manufacturing and distribution alliance, while 17 million doses of the vaccine will be delivered in the first half of this year.
On the other hand, Dr. Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Health, said in a statement on the social networking site that he was happy to announce that in addition to the 500,000 doses of Cyanoform, about 7 million doses of Estrazi Nika were available to the public free of cost. Will be “The vaccination campaign in Pakistan is starting next week and we are confident that we will implement a large-scale vaccination plan in the coming months of this year,” he said. It should be noted that Kovacs Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), Coalition for Epidemic Pre-Pardance Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Alliance, which was formed in April last year. The alliance is committed to providing free vaccines to 20% of the population in various countries, including Pakistan. So far, three Corona Axons have been approved in Pakistan, including Oxford’s AstraZeneca, China’s Cyanoform and Russia’s Sputnik Five. Dr. Faisal Sultan said that a Vaccine Neurology Center has been set up at the National Command and Operations Center along with the Provincial Vaccine Administration Center and arrangements have been made at the district level. Also, a system has been set up in collaboration with NADRA Ensure that everyone has access to this vaccine. He said that after the front line health care workers, the senior citizens above 65 years of age who are in serious danger will be vaccinated. All efforts have been made in this regard. It will also be done through the Global Alliance to Ensure Fast and Uniform Access for All Countries. Pakistani citizens
The government’s performance so far in protecting Pakistan from the global epidemic is undoubtedly satisfactory, but the real test will be in vaccinating all segments of the population, taking all necessary measures to make it completely transparent and non-controversial. It should also be made clear that after providing the free vaccine to 20% of the population, the remaining 80% of the population will be vaccinated.