- Pechuho says “administering booster jabs to 65-year-olds necessary.”
- Says “[we] will conduct a genetical research if the vaccinated individuals contract the new strain.”
- Demands the provision of 1 million doses of Pfizer, 500,000 doses each of Moderna and AstraZeneca.
KARACHI: Sindh Provincial Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has called on the coalition government to provide booster dose drive shares in the province, reports Geo News.
“Giving booster jabs to people over the age of 65 is necessary,” Pechuho said at a press conference in Karachi.
He said he did not have many details about the recently discovered variant of the coronavirus – Omicron – but “there were more than 30 genes in the virus.”
“[We will] do genetic research when vaccinated people discover a new species,” Pechuho said.
The provincial minister also said they had asked the Center to re-launch the Rapid Antigen Tests and provide stock booster doses.
He demanded the provision of one million doses of Pfizer, 500,000 doses per Moderna and AstraZeneca each.
Sindh makes booster volume compulsory for fully vaccinated people
However, Sindh Health Secretary Zulfiqar Ali Shah had earlier stated that vaccine loads were being exported to further control booster volume.
The Sindh government on Sunday decided to make a mandatory dose of the coronavirus vaccine after the discovery of a new type of COVID-19, reports the Daily Jang.
The Sindh Department of Health has announced that an encouraging dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be given to people who have been fully vaccinated.
Shah told Daily Jang that the decision to provide booster jab vaccines was made to curb the spread of the virus in the province.
“Booster jabs are currently being used at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center and Dow University of Health Sciences Ojha Campus but vaccination rates will be expanded across the province,” said Shah.
He further added that no charges would be levied on the management of the booster jab.
Shah urged people who had been fully vaccinated to get a booster jab and advised those who had not yet received the basic vaccine to be vaccinated against the virus.
Pakistan bans access to six countries in southern Africa
Pakistan on Saturday announced the closure of access to six southern African countries and Hong Kong “due to a threat” from the new COVID-19 version of Omicron.
A statement from the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) stated that it has banned direct or indirect travel from South Africa, Hong Kong, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland, countries listed in category C. “result”.
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