‘ PakVac’ to be launched as Covid positivity rate at its lowest

Pakistan’s locally-made coronavirus vaccine PakVac will be launched today (Tuesday).

The launching ceremony will be attended by Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health, Dr Faisal Sultan, and other officials of the National Institue of Health (NIH). After the formal launch, the PakVac will be handed over to the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) Pakistan, as reported by ARY News.

Pakistan’s coronavirus positivity rate during the last 24 hours was 3.72 per cent, the lowest it has been since March 3.

The number of cases dropped after the government increased the pace of the national vaccination drive. According to National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) head Asad Umar, so far more than seven million Pakistanis have been inoculated.

الحمدللہ کل ایک دن میں ویکسینیشن کا نیا ریکارڈ قائم کیا گیا. کل 3 لاکھ 83 ہزار سے زائد ویکسینیشن کی گئ. اب تک 70 لاکھ سے ویکسین لگائ جا چکی ہے. رجسٹر کرنے والوں کی تعداد میں بھی مسلسل اضافہ ہو رہا ہے اور ا کروڑ 16 لاکھ 63 ہزار افراد رجسٹر ہو چکے ہیں

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 30, 2021

All Pakistanis above the age of 18 can now get vaccinated from June 3. They have to message their CNICs to 1166.

During the last 24 hours, the country reported 1,771 new cases and 71 deaths.