A medical worker shows China s COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Feb. 3, 2021. Pakistan formally started the drive to administer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to its frontline healthcare workers on Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said. The drive was launched simultaneously in all four provinces, federating units and the capital in the ceremonies attended by chief ministers, senior ministers and health officials, the NCOC said. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)
Pakistan formally started the drive to administer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to its frontline healthcare workers on Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said.
2021-02-03 14:35:33 GMT2021-02-03 22:35:33(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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ISLAMABAD, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) Pakistan on Wednesday formally started the drive to administer China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to its frontline healthcare workers across the country, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said.
The vaccination drive was formally kicked off simultaneously in all the four provinces and federating units of the country where chief ministers, senior ministers and health officials witnessed the administration of the vaccine doses to a few members of frontline medical staff, representing their community.
Talking to the launching ceremony at the NCOC headquarters here, Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan expressed his gratitude to China for helping Pakistan administer the vaccine to its frontline medical staff.
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