NCOC announced that 1,238,400 vaccine doses came in the first shipment, which is to be followed by 1,236,000 more doses in the next few days. Health Ministry GuidelinesMinistry of National Health on Saturday issued guidelines with regard to the use and storage of the AstraZeneca vaccine. It is to be mentioned here that Pakistan has recently received 1.23 mln vaccine doses of Oxford University’s AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca vaccine could also be administered to the hypertension, sugar and patients of heart ailment. According to the guidelines, no data is yet available for the use of AstraZeneca vaccine in the people below 18 years of age.

Source: Pakistan Today May 08, 2021 16:23 UTC