ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Thursday announced that people over the age of 18, including those working abroad on work visas, students studying abroad and seafarers, can now get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19. Such people can simply walk into any coronavirus vaccination centre, show a valid visa, and get vaccinated, the NCOC said. The decision was taken as several countries around the world, incorporations, various employers, universities, shipping companies have made vaccination mandatory, the NCOC said. The duration between the two doses is 12 weeks for AstraZeneca, 3 weeks for Sinopharm, and 4 weeks for Sinovac. Punjab and Sindh’s health departments also announced that they are starting vaccinations of people above 18 years who were aspiring to travel abroad.

Source: Pakistan Today May 20, 2021 18:56 UTC