What happened: A special PIA plane carrying two million doses of Sinovac vaccine from China landed in Islamabad on Wednesday.
“This is part of the planned contracted quantity purchased from China. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is spearheading the purchase process of vaccines from the international market under the auspices of the NCOC. These doses will be deployed at all vaccine centres across the country for which arrangements are already in place. With the arrival of this consignment, daily average administration of doses across the country will enhance considerably,”
Statement by the NCOC
Backstory: There have been Covid-19 vaccine shortage reports from across the country. Health and Population Think Tank (HPTT), Health Services Academy and Ministry of National Health Services have also been involved in information campaigns regarding vaccine coverage challenges, training, gender-bias issues, social and risk communication perspective related to vaccination and its international standing. Click here for more from Propergaanda.