In the fourth of its mass vaccination drive, Pakistan has crossed the milestone of administering 10 million vaccine doses while the covid-positivity rate drops below 3%.
The announcement was made by Federal Planning Minister and National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) Chairman Asad Umar on Wednesday during which he urged the masses to get themselves vaccinated as it was essential to bring life back to normalcy.
He added that the government aims to immunize 70 million people by the end of this year.
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The minister commended the government and people’s joint efforts in following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
He also took to his Twitter account to share the glad tidings with the nation.
انشاء اللہ آج ملک میں اب تک ہونے والی کرونا ویکسینیشن کی تعداد ایک کروڑ سے تجاوز کر جائے گی. الحمدللہ لوگ رجسٹر بھی کر رہے ہیں اور ویکسین بھی بڑی تعداد میں لگائی جا رہی ہیں. اگر آپ نے ابھی تک نہیں لگوائ تو جلد ہی لگوائیں
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) June 9, 2021
Pakistan’s mass vaccination drive had kicked off in March.
Some 1,118 covid-19 cases were reported in Pakistan during the past 24 hours along with 77 deaths. So far, there has been 21,453 covid-related fatalities in the country.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Twitter, “We have achieved the target of vaccinating 10 million people in Pakistan”.
پاکستان میں ہم نےایک کروڑ لوگوں کو ویکسین لگانے کا ھدف مکمل کرلیا ہے، پاکستان نےکرونا کیخلاف جس طرح جنگ لڑی اس کی معترف پوری دنیا ہےوزیر اعظم نے جس طرح اس اعصاب شکن جنگ میں قوم کو ایک لمحہ بھی مایوس نہیں ہونے دیا اورNCOC نےوزیراعظم کی پالیسی کونافذ کیا اس کی جتنی تعریف کریں کم ہے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) June 9, 2021
The whole world appreciates the way Pakistan fought the war against coronavirus, he added.
The information minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan did not let the nation become disappointed in the nerve-wracking war while NCOC enforced the premier’s policy.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan last Saturday said that the government’s objective was to vaccinate 70% population by the end of 2021.
With population exceeding 225 million, the country still has a long way to go to achieve herd immunity.