Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Health Dr Faisal Sultan confirmed on Saturday that the Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) has granted approval for emergency use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine across the country, according to a report in the Geo TV.
Pakistan s drug authority approves emergency use of AstraZeneca s coronavirus vaccine
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Pakistan has authorised the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as the country struggles with the second wave of infections.
Talking to
Geo.tv, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Health Dr Faisal Sultan confirmed on Saturday that the Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) has granted approval for emergency use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine across the country.
The authorisation comes as infections surge across Pakistan with over 34,000 cases reported in just two weeks of January. The country witnessed 48.8 deaths on average every day due to coronavirus in the past 15 days with hospital intensive care units nearing capacity.