Dr Faisal Sultan Receives First Dose of Sinopharm Coronavirus Vaccine
Dr. Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health has received the first dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine on Monday.
PM’s aide on health shared the update via a tweet.
In his other tweet, he said, “If you are a healthcare worker and over the age of 60, please send your CNIC to 1166 and you will be vaccinated using the AstraZeneca vaccine in early March, Inshallah.”
If you are a healthcare worker and over the age of 60, please send your CNIC to 1166 and you will be vaccinated using the AstraZeneca vaccine in early March, inshallah.
— Faisal Sultan (@fslsltn) February 22, 2021
Pakistan has formally launched the first phase of the coronavirus vaccination drive on February 3.
According to Dr. Sultan, only the Sinopharm vaccine is being given to frontline health workers below 60 years of age. People above 60 years of age will be given the AstraZeneca vaccine.
