Health Authorities Complete Preparations to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine

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Health Authorities Complete Preparations to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine

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The training of the staff of teaching hospitals, tehsil and district headquarters for the swift and effective administration of coronavirus vaccine has been almost completed.

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The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) was apprised about it in a meeting chaired by the National Coordinator, Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, and attended by the provincial chief secretaries, secretaries of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) and health officials.

In the meeting, the forum discussed the procedure of vaccination, time frame of vaccine’s availability, distribution procedure, priority areas, and purchasing quality.

The attendees also briefed about the provincial positivity ratio data and the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions as well as the ongoing preparation for coronavirus vaccination and the national vaccine strategy.

The chief secretaries informed about the steps being taken to ensure the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including the imposition of fines and closing down of businesses not complying with the protocols.

The NCOC was further briefed about the coronavirus testing of all foreign passengers especially those coming from the United Kingdom (UK), and South Africa.

The government will keep track of the vaccinated persons, and those traveling from abroad would have to give a legal document proving that they have been vaccinated.

Health Authorities Complete Preparations to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine

The training of the staff of teaching hospitals, tehsil and district headquarters for the swift and effective administration of coronavirus

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Asad Umar Reveals Timeline for COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

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The Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar, declared on Wednesday that the coronavirus vaccination drive will commence next week.

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Accordingly, only frontline healthcare workers will be vaccinated during the first phase, and plans for the vaccination of people above the age of 60 will be announced soon.
The minister tweeted that a vaccination system is in place and that hundreds of vaccination centers across the country will administer the vaccine. He tweeted:


Hundreds of vaccination centres have been set up in various districts across Pakistan.

While the government prepares to garrison vaccines across the country, around 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan from China by 31 January.

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) recently approved two vaccines, one from China (Sinopharm) and the other one from AstraZeneca, for urgent use. Meanwhile, Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has reportedly been scheduled for its approval.

In other news, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) recently revealed a new strategy for the vaccination of coronavirus patients. The authority has collaborated with the federal government for the plan while keeping the concerned entities in the loop for transparency.

According to an official handout, the National Immunization Management System (NIMS) and the National Vaccination Administration and Coordination Cell (NVACC) will work together under the supervision of the NCOC.

Additionally, besides the Provincial and District Vaccination Management and Coordination Cells, Adult Vaccine Centres (AVC) have also been established across the country to support the NVACC.
Eventually, citizens and frontline healthcare workers are to either text their CNIC numbers to 1166 or register themselves on the NIMS website, following which they will each receive a PIN code via SMS as confirmation of their verification.

Once the vaccine will be made available at the vaccination centres, citizens will be informed via SMS to schedule vaccination appointments for themselves.

Asad Umar Reveals Timeline for COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

The Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar, declared on Wednesday that the coronavirus vaccination drive will commence next

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Here’s a Step by Step Guide on How to Register for COVID-19 Vaccination

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The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has finalized the national COVID-19 vaccination strategy as the first consignment of the Chinese vaccine is set to arrive this weekend.

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According to details, 500,000 doses of the Coronavirus vaccine developed by the state-owned firm, China National Pharmaceutical Group known as Sinopharm, will reach Pakistan by 31 January.

Earlier today, the Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar, said that country-wide Coronavirus vaccination will kick off next week.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how can you register and receive the Coronavirus vaccine in Pakistan.

Step 1: Send your CNIC number to 1166 or register directly at the National Immunization Management System (NIMS) website.

Step 2: After necessary verification, a designated Adult Vaccine Centre (AVC), based on “CNIC’s Present Address,” and a PIN code will be sent to the citizen through SMS.

Step 3: Citizens can change AVC within 5 days by calling 1166 or visiting NIMS website.

Step 4: Citizens will be sent an appointment date through SMS after the Coronavirus vaccine becomes available at their designated AVC.

Step 5: Citizens will be required to visit the designated AVC on the scheduled date along with the original CNIC and PIN code.

Step 6: Healthcare staff at AVC will verify the CNIC and PIN code.

Step 7: After successful verification, the citizens will be vaccinated. The AVC staff will monitor the citizens for 30 minutes for any adverse reactions.

Step 8: Upon vaccine administration, vaccination staff will enter the details in NIMS, and a confirmation message will be sent to the citizens through SMS.

Step 9: The data from AVC will be shared with federal, provincial, and district health departments in real-time.

Here's a Step by Step Guide on How to Register for COVID-19 Vaccination

The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has finalized the national COVID-19 vaccination strategy as the first consignment of the

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oh please dont start it again....
this govt didnt even gave N95 Masks to doctors which came from china ... it landed into ministers hands....
and you are talking about vaccine

 

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Pakistan to get 17 million AstraZeneca vaccines by mid ’21, Umar says
Web Desk On Jan 30, 2021 Last updated Jan 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The federal planning and development minister Asad Umar said Saturday Pakistan will likely get 17 million AstraZeneca doses of COVID-19 vaccination within the first half of current year, ARY News reported.

Turning to social media via his official Twitter handle, the federal minister announced, “Good news on covid vaccine front.” He added that Pakistan received a response letter from Covax which indicated “supply of up to 17 million doses of AstraZeneca in 1st half 2021”.

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Federal minister Asad Umar further added that the deliveries of these vaccines will begin in February with about 6 million of AstraZeneca doses received by March.

SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan separately tweeted with this press release announcing this development adding that Pakistan’s vaccine drive starts next week, beginning with frontline healthcare workers
Umar said the country reached out to Covax “nearly 8 months back to ensure availability”.


It may be noted that Pakistan wrote a letter to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for provision of COVID-19 vaccine free of cost as well as on concessional price to the country, citing the health ministry sources.
The sources at the Ministry of National Health Services have disclosed that Pakistan has requested to Gavi, to supply the coronavirus vaccine free of cost for 20 percent of its population.

Gavi will assist the COVAX member countries in the purchase of the vaccine, sources said. It will hold talks with the vaccine makers to fix the vaccine price for the member countries.

Pakistan will likely to receive coronavirus vaccine in March 2021, according to sources.
Pakistan has been a member of COVAX, the global vaccines alliance having 189 countries and vaccine makers as its members.

COVID: Pakistan to likely get 17 million AstraZeneca vaccines by mid '21, Umar says

Federal minister Asad Umar said deliveries of these vaccines will begin in February with about 6 million of the doses received by March.

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Government outlines plan for Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Web Desk On Feb 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: While a special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) carrying o.5 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine landed at Nur Khan Airbase today, the government has outlined a vaccination distribution plan.

Sources told ARY News that all measures for anti-Covid-19 vaccination drive have been finalised. The government has decided to swiftly distribute the China-gifted vaccine to the provinces to start the vaccination process, they added.


They said the Covid-19 vaccine that arrived at Nur Khan Airbase this morning will be shifted to the Expanded Programme on Immunisation’s (EPI) storage in Islamabad from where it will be transported to the provinces.

The EPI will transport the vaccine in cold-chain containers, the sources said, adding the federal government will provide cold boxes, dry ice and syringes to the provinces.

The vaccine will be transported to Sindh and Balochistan by air while to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by road.

Officials of the EPI will accompany the vaccine containers to be transported amid tight security, the sources said, adding the federal government’s focal person for vaccination will hand over the vaccine to the provinces’ focal persons.

Government outlines plan for Covid-19 vaccine distribution

A special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) carrying o.5 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine landed at Nur Khan Airbase

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Countrywide anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive to begin from February 3
Web Desk On Feb 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to launch countrywide anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive from February 3, ARY News reported.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), a special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) carrying o.5 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine landed at Nur Khan Airbase today.

All measures for anti-Covid-19 vaccination drive have been finalised. The government has decided to swiftly distribute the China-gifted vaccine to the federating units to start the vaccination process.
The Covid-19 vaccine that arrived at Nur Khan Airbase this morning will be shifted to the Expanded Programme on Immunisation’s (EPI) storage in Islamabad from where it will be transported to the provinces.

The EPI will transport the vaccine in cold-chain containers, the sources said, adding the federal government will provide cold boxes, dry ice and syringes to the provinces.
The vaccine will be transported to Sindh and Balochistan and Gilgit Baltisitan by air while to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by road.


In the first phase, the frontline health workers fighting the pandemic will be vaccinated, while vaccination centres across the country have been set up.

In Punjab as many as 189 vaccination centres have been established, 14 in Sindh, 280 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 44 in Balochistan, 14 in Islamabad, 25 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 16 in GB, the NCOC said.

The vaccination drive will be controlled through a digital mechanism.

Countrywide anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive to begin from February 3

In the first phase, the frontline health workers fighting the pandemic will be vaccinated, while vaccination centres across the country have been set up.

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is this voluntary or mandatory for persons.

 

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is this voluntary or mandatory for persons.

First it will be given to health workers. In March, we will get around 6 million. Those that register will get it. I think after a few months, when there is more then enough, it will be made mandatory

 

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First it will be given to health workers. In March, we will get around 6 million. Those that register will get it. I think after a few months, when there is more then enough, it will be made mandatory

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Pakistan starts Covid vaccination drive today
Web Desk On Feb 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch Pakistan’s anti-Covid vaccination drive that see health workers at the forefront of the country’s fight against the pandemic getting the jab in the first phase.

Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar tweeted that the vaccination drive will start today in the prime minister’s presence. “God willing, the national COVID-19 vaccination drive will commence in all provincial capitals tomorrow,” he added.

He said frontline health workers will be administered the vaccine first.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1356490781272506369

Sources within the health ministry told ARY News that the process of dispatching the Covid vaccine to all the provinces is underway with Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan having already been sent the vaccine by road.
The vaccine has been shifted from the EPI storage to Islamabad airport for its onward transportation to Sindh and Balochistan as well, the sources said, hoping that both provinces will get the vaccine by this evening.

They said the vaccine has also been sent to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir by road.
The sources said the corona vaccine stuffed in cold-chain containers is being transported amid tight security.

Pakistan starts Covid vaccination drive today

Asad Umar says the drive will commence in all provincial capital tomorrow

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Over 0.5mn health workers registered for COVID-19 vaccination

• The vaccination drive across Pakistan will start in the morning were health workers of 15 sensitive cities of the country will receive anti-coronavirus doses.
• The staff of government, private and coronavirus isolation centres will also receive the dose of the vaccine in the first phase tomorrow.

BR Web Desk Updated 02 Feb 2021

At least 0.5million health workers from across Pakistan have registered themselves for the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination that is due to kick-off tomorrow (Wednesday).

The vaccination drive across Pakistan will start in the morning were health workers of 15 sensitive cities of the country will receive anti-coronavirus doses.

The staff of government, private and coronavirus isolation centres will also receive the dose of the vaccine in the first phase tomorrow.

The vaccination process will be completed before March 31, ARY News citing its sources reported.
Meanwhile, the registration process of the health workers is also underway and up to now over 0.5mn workers have registered themselves.

The process of dispatching the vaccine to all the provinces is underway with Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan having already been sent the vaccine by road.

The vaccine has been shifted from the EPI storage to Islamabad airport for its onward transportation to Sindh and Balochistan as well.

Over 0.5mn health workers registered for COVID-19 vaccination

* The vaccination drive across Pakistan will start in the morning where health workers of 15 sensitive cities of the country will receive anti-coronavirus doses. * The staff of government, private and coronavirus isolation centres will also receive the dose of the vaccine in the first phase...

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COVID-19 vaccine to be stored in seven cities of Pakistan: sources
Web Desk On Feb 1, 2021

KARACHI: COVID-19 vaccine will be stored at seven separate locations in the country for the vaccination process which is due to start from February 03, ARY NEWS reported quoting sources.

According to sources, seven cities across the country has been selected for the storage process as both the Centre and provinces had expressed their satisfaction over the systems developed in the storage centres.

“A trained staff is being deployed at the provincial storage vaccine centres to deal with the entire process,” they said.

Detailing the storage centres being developed across the country, the sources said that for Punjab, the vaccine will be stored in Rawalpindi and Lahore; for Sindh, it would be kept in Karachi; while Peshawar and Quetta have been identified as places for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan provinces respectively.

“In Azad Jammu Kashmir, it will be stored in Muzaffarabad and in Gilgit Baltistan, it will be kept at a storage facility in Gilgit,” they said adding that central storage of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation’s (EPI) will be used for securing vaccine for Islamabad residents.

They further said that the vaccine could be easily transported from designated storage places to other parts of the provinces. “A computerized record of vaccine’s arrival and departure will be maintained at the cold storage,” they said.

It is pertinent to mention here that a special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) plane with the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses reached Islamabad today.

The plane carrying 500,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine, gifted from China to Pakistan landed at the Noor Khan Airbase. SAPM Dr Faisal also reached Islamabad in the plane.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), all arrangements for storage, transportation and administration of the vaccine have been finalised.

COVID-19 vaccine to be stored in seven cities of Pakistan: sources

The vaccination process is due to start from February 03 after Pakistan received 0.5 million doses from China today.

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Pakistan kicks off coronavirus vaccination drive
Web Desk On Feb 2, 2021 Last updated Feb 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday launched Pakistan’s anti-Covid vaccination drive at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, ARY News reported.

Frontline health worker Dr Rana Imran became the first person in Pakistan to receive the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine.

It is pertinent to mention here that a special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) plane with the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses reached Islamabad on Monday.

The plane carrying 500,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine, gifted from China to Pakistan landed at the Noor Khan Airbase. SAPM Dr Faisal also reached Islamabad in the plane.

Pakistan kicks off coronavirus vaccination drive

Frontline health worker Dr Rana Imran became the first person in Pakistan to receive Covid vaccine.

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Countrywide anti-Covid vaccination drive starts
Web Desk On Feb 3, 2021 Last updated Feb 3, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Almost a year after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, a countrywide anti-Covid-19 vaccination drive formally started on Wednesday.

The campaign was launched simultaneously in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar.


In Karachi, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah kicked off the province’s inoculation drive at a ceremony held at the Ojha Campus of the Dow University of Health Sciences where a number of frontline warriors were vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Karachi: (February 3rd, 2020) The Chief Minister @MuradAliShahPPP stats #Covid19 #Sinofarm #Vaccine #drive in #Sindh today at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Hospital Ojha Campus, Karachi. pic.twitter.com/LhBSpVnsIs
— CMHouseSindh (@SindhCMHouse) February 3, 2021

An inauguration ceremony also took place in Peshawar where Chief Minister Mahmood Khan launched the campaign. In Balochistan, healthcare workers were administered first doses of the China-made vaccine in the presence of Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan.


Healthcare workers were also administered first shots of the Sinopharm vaccine at a special ceremony at the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) in Islamabad.


Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, who also heads the NCOC, said health workers are the country’s real heroes in the fight against the pandemic. “This is the reason that we decided to administer the vaccine to the health workers in the first phase,” he added.

The minister lauded China for gifting 0.5 million doses of the vaccine, saying China is our true friend that has always stood by us in difficult times.

It is the because of the government’s effective strategy and the cooperation of the provinces and people that the country managed to control the spread of the pandemic, he pointed out.

Countrywide anti-Covid vaccination drive starts

The campaign was launched simultaneously in Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)

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Govt. to Store Coronavirus Vaccine Doses at High-Security Facilities

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National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to store the Coronavirus vaccine doses at high-security facilities in order to protect them from possible theft and terrorist attacks.

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These high-security facilities have multi-layered arrangements, including CCTV cameras, armed sentries, and quick reaction forces.

According to a notification from the NCOC, around 500,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine reached Pakistan on Monday, allowing the authorities to launch a nationwide vaccination campaign.
These doses were stored at the high-security facilities and 70,000 doses each have been distributed to all provinces, read the NCOC statement.

All batches of the vaccine were transported along with armed escort of Police, Rangers, FC, and Army. All transportation of vaccine doses in the future will take in the same way.

NCOC’s decision to store the COVID-19 vaccine at secret facilities comes after INTERPOL issued a global alert, warning governments against falsification, theft, and illegal advertising of Coronavirus vaccine.

Govt. to Store Coronavirus Vaccine Doses at High-Security Facilities

National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to store the Coronavirus vaccine doses at high-security facilities in order to

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Here is How Govt. Plans to Vaccinate All Citizens Before The End of 2021

Posted 41 mins ago by Haroon Hayder

The federal government is optimistic that the Coronavirus vaccination campaign, kicked off by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, will cover all citizens above the age of 18 before the end of the year.

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In this regard, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has already devised a comprehensive plan for procurement, distribution, and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.

According to SAPM on Health, Dr. Faisal Sultan, 70 million out of 100 million citizens aged 18 and above need to be vaccinated in order to break the chain of transmission of Coronavirus.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has already approved sufficient funds for the procurement of Coronavirus vaccine to vaccinate 70 million citizens, said Dr. Faisal, adding that more funds will be approved without any delay if such a situation arises.

Dr. Faisal noted that Pakistan is procuring Coronavirus vaccine from three sources; first, directly from the manufacturing country, second, from Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and third, from the private sector.

Here is how Dr. Faisal explained the planned procurement numbers to vaccinate 70 million Pakistanis by the end of the year.

China has gifted 0.5 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine which will vaccinate 0.25 million citizens. 45 million citizens will be inoculated by the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines committed by GAVI. Pakistan has also ordered China’s CanSino’s COVID-19 vaccine, which is in final stage testing, for 25 million citizens.
Collectively, these three sources will cover 65.25 million of the targeted 70 million Pakistanis that need to be vaccinated.

The government plans to cover the small difference by allowing the private sector to import vaccines after registering them with DRAP.

Dr. Faisal concluded that all citizens who require vaccination will be vaccinated by the end of 2021.

Here is How Govt. Plans to Vaccinate All Citizens Before The End of 2021

The federal government is optimistic that the Coronavirus vaccination campaign, kicked off by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, will

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