Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Dr Faisal Sultan, while rejecting the speculations regarding non-availability of Sinopharm vaccine in the country, on Tuesday said the vaccination campaign will continue without any break. The country on Sunday received another consignment of Covid-19 vaccine from China, comprising 1.2 million doses. The country has received over 13 million doses of China’s Sinopharm, Sinovac and CanSino Covid-19 vaccines and AstraZeneca from the COVAX, according to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Out of 3.8 million+ doses, 4,329 reports of adverse effects have been reported so far. Earlier on Monday, a special flight of PIA brought one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Beijing as the federal government paced up the vaccine roll out in the country.

Source: The Express Tribune May 18, 2021 14:59 UTC