Pakistan has locally completed the development of a coronavirus vaccine with the assistance of Chinese experts after raw materials for the vaccine were transported to Islamabad last month.
What Happened: The announcement was made by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan via to Twitter as he congratulated the National Institute of Health for the achievement and expressed optimism that the development of the vaccine will improve the country’s vaccine supply and aid in combatting the pandemic.
Congratulations to the NIH Pak team and its leadership for successful fill/finish (from concentrate) of the Cansino vaccine with the help of Cansino Bio Inc. China. The product has passed the rigorous internal QA testing. An imp step to help in our vaccine supply line pic.twitter.com/hrkySTJxPX
— Faisal Sultan (@fslsltn) May 24, 2021
The Response: The news has been received with considerable positivity by the public, and many have lauded the efforts of the Pakistani government.
It's a big leap.
For Pakistan its equal to moon landing— Saleem (@Kingwarryyy) May 24, 2021
A proud moment for us!!
Kudos to the entire team who made this a success. Pakistan should now start it's large scale production and worldwide exports too.— خرم سلام (@PROPaki8) May 24, 2021
It will be more convenient & helpful if medical staff goes to rural areas using these Medical Vans & Vaccinate people not only saving their travelling money but token of appreciation from IK Govt sorry how can I forget efforts from Dr Faisal Sultan pic.twitter.com/SuM5mix96J
— Shahid Pervaiz (@shahidathome) May 24, 2021