Islamabad is expected to get the first consignment of the coronavirus vaccine by mid-March
Pakistan will receive ‘Made in India’ COVID-19 vaccines from GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. The neighbouring country will get 16 million free doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, which is being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. According to reports in various news agencies, Islamabad is expected to get the first consignment of the coronavirus vaccine by mid-March and the rest of it is expected to reach by June.
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, helps vaccinate almost half the world’s children against deadly and debilitating infectious diseases.
It is worth noting that back in September, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) had signed an agreement with Pakistan to provide the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
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