COVID-19: Pakistan begins vaccinations as deaths reach 11,802
Frontline health workers to be inoculated first SAMAA | Health - Posted: Feb 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago SAMAA | Health Posted: Feb 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago
Pakistan has formally launched the coronavirus vaccination drive as the country continues to battle the virus. The country has reported 549,032 cases so far and its death toll stands at 11,802.
The country received the Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine early Monday morning. Thousands of frontline health workers from both public and private sectors are being inoculated first. They will receive the BBIBP-CorV vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinopharm. It has an efficacy of 79.3%.
China’s CanSino to give Pakistan 20m coronavirus vaccine doses
Vaccine maker releasing phase III trial results soon SAMAA | Health - Posted: Jan 22, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Health Posted: Jan 22, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
Hospital waiting area where the CanSino trial is taking place in Pakistan. Photo: AFP
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Chinese vaccine maker CanSino Biologics has offered 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan, Bloomberg reported Friday.
The company is also close to releasing the results of its vaccine s final-stage clinical trials that were being conducted in Pakistan, Russia, Mexico, and Chile.
In September, Pakistan started its first-ever clinical trials of the Chinese company s COVID-19 vaccine, Ad5-nCoV.