Govt to start vaccinating people above 30 from tomorrow

Head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has announced that the government will start vaccinating people above the age of 30 from tomorrow (May 22).

“In today’s NCOC meeting, it has been decided to open up vaccination for 30 years and older starting tomorrow,” said Umar in a tweet.

“The messages for those who are being scheduled will go out today,” he added.

In today's NCOC meeting it has been decided to open up vaccination for 30 years and older starting tomorrow. The messages for those who are being scheduled will go out today.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 21, 2021

The NCOC on May 21 announced that on May 20,194,421 vaccines were administered across Pakistan and the total number of vaccine administration is 5,151,043, till now.

Vaccine Statistics:
Vaccine administered across Pakistan on 20th May: 194,421
Total vaccine administered till now: 5,151,043

— NFRCC (@NFRCCofficial) May 21, 2021

Pakistan’s vaccination drive began on March 10 with priority given to healthcare workers and senior citizens above 60. Later, vaccinations for those aged 50-59 started on April 21 and the registration for ages 40-49 started on April 27, and on May 16, the the registration for 30 plus commenced.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of National Health Services also released a vaccine safety profile to encourage people to get themselves vaccinated. As per the details, out of 3.8 million doses, only 4, 329 reports of side effects were received as of 15 May.

Vaccine safety profile. Out of 3.8 million doses, only 4,329 reports of side effects received as of 15 May 2021. Below is the breakdown of reported side-effects pic.twitter.com/rqeGSlqvhH

— Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan (@nhsrcofficial) May 20, 2021

Furthermore, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Faisal Sultan in a tweet stated that only six serious events of the vaccine has been reported.

Only 6 serious events reported – each investigated thoroughly and each found to be coincidental and non-atrributable to vaccine

— Faisal Sultan (@fslsltn) May 18, 2021