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No bar on import of anti-Covid-19 vaccine

ISLAMABAD: SAPM on National Health Services (SAPM), Dr Faisal Sultan on Thursday said that there was no bar imposed on the private sector to import corona vaccine from abroad to protect people’ lives from COVID-19 pandemic.

The private sector could purchase the vaccine from abroad and the government in his regard did not impose any restriction, he assured.

Replying to a question about reservation over the use of Sinopham, he said some experts had expressed their concerns over the use of Sinopham COVID-19 vaccine, for the people above sixty year of age.

The SAPM said that priority was being given to frontline health workers.

To another question, he said we should expedite the process of vaccination so that due progress could be made in a befitting manner.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.