Special Plane Carrying 2mn Sinovac Vaccines Arrives In Pakistan From China

Another two million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday (today).

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said extra Sinovac doses acquired by the Government of Pakistan arrived on board a special flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is procuring the Covid-19 vaccine under the supervision of the NCOC, it said.

However, the Sinovac vaccine will be provided in all the provinces.

The NCOC said the country’s daily vaccination rate will pick up with the arrival of the new consignment.

Earlier on Sunday, Pakistan received a special consignment of the Sinovac vaccine of 1.55 million doses through a special PIA flight from China.

According to the National Command and Operating Center (NCOC), this is part of the planned contracted quantity of Sinovac vaccine purchased from China.

China as time tested friend of Pakistan has taken special measures to ensure an uninterrupted supply of vaccines to Pakistan.

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Previously, the British high commissioner to Pakistan, Christian Turner, tweeted that Pakistan has received 1.2 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses.

“This pandemic has kept us apart but also brought us together. Welcoming the arrival of the first batch of #COVAX UniofOxford AstraZeneca vaccines in Pakistan; 1.2m doses for world’s 5th largest country,” Turner had said on Twitter.

On the other hand, in addition to guidelines that apply to all COVID-19 vaccines, Oxford-AstraZeneca will not be administered to females below the age of 40 years in Pakistan.

Here are detailed guidelines about the AstraZeneca vaccine:

Vaccine Storage

1. Storage and transportation in maximum shelf life are 6 months stored in a refrigerator between 2 to 8°C.
2. Once removed from the fridge, maybe stored between 2 to 25°C for up to 6 hours.
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3. Do not freeze the vaccine in any circumstance.
4. Protect the vaccine from direct exposure to sunlight.
5. Once punctured, the vial must be used within 6 hours.
6. Must not be frozen.
7. During storage keep vials in the outer carton to protect from light.

Who Should Receive The Vaccine?

1. All male adults over the age of 18 years.
2. Women over the age of 40 years

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