KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest vaccination space opened on Sunday at the Karachi Expo Center in southern Sindh province, which holds the capacity to tend to between 25,000-30,000 people daily and will be open 24 hours a day.
Pakistan has announced that it will open vaccinations for all age groups after the Eid holidays.
Sindh Health Minister, Dr. Azra Pechuho, inaugurated the mass vaccination center and said that starting May 16th, all individuals above the age of 18 would be able to get vaccinated in the province.
Currently, only people above 40 years are eligible to get registered for the vaccination through a government portal.
Health workers at the inauguration of mega vaccination center at Karachi expo center on Sunday, May 9, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Sindh Health Department)
A hundred cubicles have been established in hall no.4 of the mega center, in line with standard operating procedures (SOP’s), and a workforce of around 500 medical professionals and volunteers will be offering their services at the center.
The provincial health minister also said the center would be offering CanSino, AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines.
Pakistan has so far received 10.19 million doses of different vaccines from China-- Sinopharm, Sinovac and CanSino-- while 1.23 million doses of British vaccine Astrazenca procured through the COVAX program were received on Saturday, according to official data.
Currently, Pakistan is battling a third wave of COVID-19, and on Sunday reported 3,785 new infections and 118 deaths.
