COVID-19: 72,882 medical workers vaccinated in Pakistan

Post author:Sidra Karim
Post published:20/02/2021
Post category:Health / Pakistan
Post last modified:20/02/2021
Reading time:1 mins read

ISLAMABAD: The country has managed to vaccinate 72,882 Front Line Healthcare Workers (FLHCWs) so far under the national vaccination strategy being implemented simultaneously across the country.
According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), around 5.6 million Covid Vaccine doses would reach the country by the end of March, 2021 out of these, 2.8 million doses of Gavi/Covax were expected to reach by first week of March, 2021 and 2.8 million doses by the second week of March.
As many as 17.1 million doses would reach Pakistan by end June, 2021 which would help in successfully running the national vaccination drive.
However, registration of citizens over 60 years of age has also been started. The Senior Citizen can SMS their CNIC number on 1166 for registration.
Moreover, registration of general healthcare workers have also been started (at: www.covid.gov.pk/vaccine).

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Sociology graduate Sidra Karim is currently working as co-coordinator/host for Ibex Media House and contributes to Newspakistan.tv on a myriad of themes particularly art and literature. Earlier she was associated as Poetry Writer with Hamari Web.Com and Screen Playwright with Kawish. As a social worker she remained associated with Smart Urban Forest for a considerable period.