KARACHI: The University of Karachi in collaboration with the health department of the Sindh government has established a Covid-19 Vaccination Centre at CBSCR Research Institute, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences on Saturday.
The spokesman for Sindh Government and the Advisor to the Chief Minister Sindh on Law, Environment Barrister Murtaza Wahab inaugurated the vaccination center which would provide free of cost vaccinations to teaching and non-teaching staff and students.
On this occasion, Murtaza Wahab said, “We all need to eradicate the negative propaganda regarding vaccination through our actions and we must get the vaccination at the earliest.”
The chief guest Murtaza Wahab expressed that he was grateful to the management of the University of Karachi for recognizing the need to set up a vaccination center in the campus through which the faculty and administrative staff of Karachi University, as well as thousands of students coming from all over the country, would be able to get free vaccinations.
Murtaza Wahab said, “Educational institutions are the best source of creating awareness among the masses. Teachers are an asset of the society which plays a great role in shaping the mindset of the society. There are currently more than 250 vaccination centers in the province where free vaccines are being administered,” he added.
All negative propaganda and global pandemic can be defeated through effective vaccination campaigns, keeping social distance, and the use of masks, he observed.
He said the establishment of vaccination centers in educational institutions has sent a message that everyone should be vaccinated against the Covid-19, adding that citizens should fulfill their national responsibility by getting vaccinated.
Meanwhile, the KU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi expressed that the steps taken by the Sindh government to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are commendable. Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi thanked the provincial government for establishing a vaccination center at the University of Karachi.
He said that teachers, administrative staff, and students of the University of Karachi will get free vaccinations from the newly established center.
The KU VC mentioned that students studying at the University of Karachi who belong to different parts of the country can be the best source of awareness and besides the implementation of SOPs, vaccination is also very essential. He informed that ample stock of Sinopharm, SinoVac, CanSino, and Astra Zeneca is available at the KU Vaccination Centre.
