Careem maps government’s vaccination centres on its App

KARACHI: Careem and National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) have partnered to map 600 government vaccination centres on its Super App, a statement said.

As a result of this partnership, people can now book a ride to and from the centres to get their vaccination or boosters shots, following the outbreak in the Omicron variant of Covid-19, it added.

NCOC chairman Asad Umar commented, “Currently Pakistan is experiencing the 5th wave of Covid-19 with an extremely highly contagious variant Omicron.”

“Today, we are in a much better position to fight this pandemic by ensuring everyone gets vaccinated and if it has been over 6 months since vaccination, getting the booster shot. This is a commendable step taken by Careem, and I hope others will follow as well,” he added.

Careem Pakistan country head Feroz Jaleel said, “The new variant is spreading fast and we need to take measures to contain it. With that being said, I am happy that the government has worked tirelessly towards getting the vaccines available to the masses and we, as an organisation, just wanted to play our part in helping people get their vaccination or booster shots and combating this contagious variant.”

The feature ‘Vaccination’ entails detailed information on more than 600 vaccination centres mapped across the country, including the centre timing, locations and eligibility.

As the number of cases surge in the country, Careem extends its support to the government, encouraging customers and captains to get vaccinated or get booster shots by providing safe and convenient travel options to and from their destinations to the nearest centre.

Using this tool, customers can call centres from the Careem Super App and book a hassle-free ride, avoiding all traffic and parking issues.