Accentuating Vaccination of VIPs in Sindh a Sabotaging Attempt?

A storm of controversy was caused by a photo of coronavirus vaccine administration to VIPs contrary to the strictures of the first phase of vaccination and leaves a clue that it could be a sabotaging attempt to undermine the efforts of the Sindh government.

The photos of jabs’ administration to niece, her husband, and other family members of Sindh’s ex-Governor Muhammad Zubair went viral on social media.

The people questioned the transparency of immunization drive in the province as per which the vaccine shots were only to be administered to frontline healthcare workers.

Hello @BBhuttoZardari @murtazawahab1

Apparently, daughter & son in law of Zubair Umar are getting vaccinated in Karachi.

How can Sindh govt vaccinate their preferred elites when frontline health workers have not been vaccinated?

Are these doses not reserved for health staff? pic.twitter.com/4XDNMhG6sG

— Enkidu (@Fallibilist1) February 6, 2021

National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Head Asad Umar, who is the brother of Muhammad Zubair, also took notice of the matter and suspended Deputy District Officer Dr Aneela Qureshi on violation of vaccination’s strictures.

شکایت موصول ہوئی تھیں کے کرونا ویکسین کراچی میں ہیلتھ کیئر ورکرز کے علاوہ جان پہچان والوں کو لگائ جا رہی ہیں. فوری نوٹس لیتے ہوئے آج NCOC کی ٹیم کی فیصل سلطان کی سربراہی میں سندھ حکومت کے نمائندوں سے میٹنگ میں سختی سے صرف ہیلتھ ورکرز کی ویکسینیشن کی تاکید کی گئ.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) February 7, 2021

However, the suspended official remained persistent that she did not violate any Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and maintained that she would submit her answer to the inquiry committee.

However, some have deemed accentuation of vaccination of VIPs as a sabotaging attempt to undermine the efforts of the Sindh government which has so far administered the highest number of vaccines compared to all provinces collectively.

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