ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has inaugurated a mass vaccination centre in Islamabad with the capacity to vaccinate 7,000 citizens daily basis.
While talking to the media the minister said 100 trained vaccinators would remain on duty and standard services will be provided to the citizens at the centre.
The federal minister urged people to visit their nearest vaccination centre and get the jab. “It is the duty of every eligible citizen to get themselves inoculated,” he added.
Asad Umar said the officials want to end all COVD restrictions as early as possible, including the reopening of educational institutions and markets, but it depends on meeting the vaccination target in the country.
He said despite several cases being reported in Pakistan, the situation is better in the country as compared to the rest of the region.
The federal minister lauded district administrations, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) team, and the police for “playing an effective role in controlling the virus”.
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There was still a need to continue safety measures to curb the spread of the virus as 4,500 patients were on oxygen support across the country, he noted.
An awareness drive has been started with the support of traders’ organizations, market organizations, and ulema, the minister said, adding that the youth of Islamabad have also been engaged in the campaign to educate people about the importance of getting vaccinated.
“In order to make the federal capital free from COVID-19, MNAs of the federal capital personally took part in the drive,” he said, appealing to other politicians to also lead such drives in their respective areas.
The provision of vaccines to every city of the country is the responsibility of the federal government and added that there is no shortage of vaccines, he said.
Pakistan neared another grim landmark of 20,000 fatalities on Wednesday when the country reported 104 new deaths from coronavirus. At least 104 lost their lives to the contagion, raising the nationwide death toll to 19,856.
According to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 41,771 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours from which 3,256 returned positive. The total caseload of confirmed virus cases in the country is 886,184. The coronavirus positivity rate stands at 7.79% whereas about 799,951 people have recovered across Pakistan from the virus.
