Vaccination strategy
June 5, 2021
As countries around the world are discovering, vaccination may finally be the only way to get through the pandemic that has disrupted so much of life across the globe. Pakistan is among the countries currently engaged in giving out vaccines to its people and attempting to ensure maximum uptake. However, so far, just about one percent of the population has been vaccinated. And governments are now taking measures to push up the rate as fast as they can. The Sindh government has ordered all government servants to be vaccinated or to lose their pay in July and has said it could consider similar measures for private-sector workers. Punjab has also announced compulsory vaccination for public-sector employees, but without punitive measures. Vaccine booths and centres are also being set up at public places when there is a request and people are encouraged to get vaccinated. ....