Pakistan receives first 5,00,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from China The country will buy another 1.1 million jabs from China, while Covax has promised 17 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the first half of the year Representational image. AP
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday received the first batch of 500,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine donated by its closest ally, China, as the country gears up to kick start its immunisation drive later this week.
The vaccines were flown in from China on a special plane of the Pakistan Air Force. The consignment was formally handed over to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi by Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong at Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi.
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Pakistan receives first batch of China-made Sinopharm vaccine ahead of nationwide COVID-19 immunisation drive The consignment was formally handed over to foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi by Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong at Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi Image: Pixabay
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday received the first batch of 500,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine donated by its closest ally, China, as the country gears up to kick start its immunisation drive later this week.
The vaccines were flown in from China on a special plane of the Pakistan Air Force. The consignment was formally handed over to foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi by Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong at Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi.