Announcing its 2020-21 federal budget, Pakistani Minister of Finance Shaukat Tarin said that the government has allocated $1.1 billion to buy coronavirus vaccines and plans to vaccinate 100 million people out of the country’s 216 million population by July 2022.
So far, Pakistan has received 14.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses since it began its vaccination campaign in February. As of June 8, about 9.9 million doses of the 14.5 million total doses received had been administered, according to data provided by the health chief. According to government statistics, 3.6 percent of Pakistan’s 70 million adult population has been fully inoculated so far.
According to Dr. Rana Muhammad Safdar, director-general of health in Islamabad, Pakistan has already placed orders for an additional 90 million doses of the vaccine.
Pakistan has approved five Covid-19 vaccines to be used in the country. This includes vaccines from Sinovac, Sinopharm, CanSino, Oxford/Astrazeneca, and Russia’s Sputnik V.
So far, Pakistan has received 14.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses since it began its vaccination campaign in February. As of June 8, about 9.9 million doses of the 14.5 million total doses received had been administered, according to data provided by the health chief. According to government statistics, 3.6 percent of Pakistan’s 70 million adult population has been fully inoculated so far.
According to Dr. Rana Muhammad Safdar, director-general of health in Islamabad, Pakistan has already placed orders for an additional 90 million doses of the vaccine.
Pakistan has approved five Covid-19 vaccines to be used in the country. This includes vaccines from Sinovac, Sinopharm, CanSino, Oxford/Astrazeneca, and Russia’s Sputnik V.
