The process of vaccinating people against Coronavirus is continuing smoothly across Pakistan with more than 5 million doses administered so far.
Timing for 2nd shot:
- Sinopharm – 3 weeks
- Sinovac – 4 weeks
- AstraZeneca – 8 weeks
- Cansino is a single dose
Advisory:
Whenever you go to any Vaccination center please ask them which dose you’re receiving & after how many weeks you have to get 2nd dose ,jot it down on a paper and follow the timing for 2nd dose.
Gt the code again on your mobiles & get fully Vaccinated. #KnowYourData— District Health Officer Islamabad (@DhoIslamabad) May 20, 2021
In total, 5,151,043 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the Country as of May 20, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).
AGAIN: If you dont get an automatic message for your second dose JUST send your ID number again to 1166 without spaces and get the code.#GetVaccinatedASAP
— District Health Officer Islamabad (@DhoIslamabad) May 20, 2021
While speaking at the newly inaugurated Mass Vaccination Center at F-9 Park in Islamabad on May 19, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Dr. Faisal Sultan said that more than 4,900,000 people had been vaccinated in the Country.
Dr. Faisal Sultan said that there had been no side effects of the COVID vaccine in Pakistan.
Vaccine Statistics:
Vaccine administered across Pakistan on 20th May: 194,421
Total vaccine administered till now: 5,151,043— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May 21, 2021
Earlier on May 18, responding to public concerns about side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Faisal Sultan wrote on Twitter that so far 3.8 million doses had been given, and out of which 4,329 cases of side effects had been reported.
The special assistant wrote that most of them were normal and only six were serious but later it was confirmed that they had nothing to do with the vaccine.
Vaccine safety profile. Out of 3.8 million doses, only 4,329 reports of side effects received as of 15 May 2021. Below is the breakdown of reported side-effects pic.twitter.com/rqeGSlqvhH
— Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan (@nhsrcofficial) May 20, 2021
