ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started inoculating people above 30 years of age as the country aims to vaccinate the maximum population amid the national vaccination drive.
Pakistan nerve center on the novel virus, National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), in a meeting decided to extend the Covid jabs to younger ones. NCOC Chief and federal minister also shared the development on his official handle.
In today's NCOC meeting it has been decided to open up vaccination for 30 years and older starting tomorrow. The messages for those who are being scheduled will go out today.
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 21, 2021
The development comes almost a week after the country’s top health officials had started registering people who are 30 years and above. According to an unofficial report, at least 22 million people fell in the age bracket of 30 to 40 years.
To get the jab, citizens could register themselves by sending their CNIC numbers to the national covid helpline 1166. Meanwhile, walk-in vaccinations have been opened for citizens above 40 years.
Get yourself vaccinated! All those above 30 years can get registered by sending CNIC number to 1166. Walk in facility for above 40 years also needs prior registration. It will save your time! pic.twitter.com/ky4yfvmdSW
— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May 16, 2021
Federal Minister and PTI leader Asad Umar, in another tweet of the series, wrote that Pakistan started vaccinated all adults as the recent import of Covid doses from all-weather friend China and Covax has made sufficient availability of doses.
‘As vaccine supply continues to improve and vaccination capacity gets enhanced in all federating units, we continue to expand the categories of those who are eligible to get vaccinated’ the tweet of NCOC Chief reads.
As vaccine supply continues to improve and vaccination capacity gets enhanced in all Federating units, we continue to expand the categories of those who are eligible to get vaccinated. Starting sunday the 16th of May, registration will be open to all 30 years and older citizens
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 12, 2021
Meanwhile, all citizens 18 years and above, who are planning to travel to foreign countries, can now get inoculated, according to the latest notification from NCOC.
The move comes as many of the European and western countries have made Covid jab a prerequisite for the visa process in wake of multiple variants around the globe.
As of Friday, May 21, a total of 4,956,853 Covid-19 vaccines had been administered in Pakistan so far while more than 200,000 vaccines had been administered in a single day (today).