Punjab borrows 25k Covid-19 jabs from Balochistan
Vaccine shortage occured due to spike in positive cases
Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine are seen at a Covid-19 vaccination centre. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
QUETTA:
The Punjab government has borrowed 25,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Balochistan due to a spike in the number of positive cases in the province.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) directed the Balochistan government to dispatch the Covid-19 doses to Punjab on Monday to support the vaccination efforts.
The development was confirmed by the Balochistan Coordinator of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, Dr Ishaq Panezai.