Vaccination of people 60 and above to begin on March 10

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has announced that vaccination of people over 60 years would start from March 10.

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“Vaccination of people 60 years and older will be starting from Wednesday March 10,” announced the Minister, adding: “Vaccinations will be done in reverse order by age – which means the oldest person who has registered will be vaccinated first.”

The vaccination of people 60 years and older will be starting from Wednesday the 10th of March. Vaccinations will be done in reverse order by age. Which means the oldest person who has registered will be vaccinated first. Full details will be issued tomorrow.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 7, 2021

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As per reports, Pakistan’s positivity ratio has risen from 3.21% to 4.57% in one month. Pakistan has reported 592,100  virus cases and 13,227 deaths so far. 1,592 cases and 22 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country.