Govt assures to provide Covid-19 vaccine to people soon: Dr Faisal Sultan.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan Friday said that the government was working closely to identify the priority groups for vaccination and taking all corrective measures to ensure the availability of vaccine to people soon.

Talking to a private news channel, he said the government was in final negotiations with China-based manufacturers Sinovac and CanSino Biologics as well as Russia

to fulfill its remaining requirements.

He said China has fully cooperated with Pakistan in the critical post Covid-19 situation, adding, it is highly appreciable that China was providing Corona vaccination to Pakistan.

Moreover, through the World Health Organisation's (WHO) COVAX Facility, Pakistan was expected to get free vaccines for 20% of the country's population, he added.

Replying to a question, he also said that yet the...

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