The coronavirus vaccine will be available in Pakistan in the next two months, says Prime Minister Imran Khan’s National Task Force on Science and Technology Chairperson Dr Atta-ur-Rehman.
Dr Rehman said on Monday that the richer and bigger countries have already paid for the COVID-19 vaccine. “It will take time for smaller countries to procure the vaccine,” he said, adding that Pakistan will have to try hard itself to procure it.
The scientist explained that dispensing the vaccine will be a lengthy procedure because of the country’s population.
Earlier this month, the federal cabinet approved a $150 million grant to procure the coronavirus vaccine. Federal Minister for Planning and Development and National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar has said that a task force, led by Special Assistant to PM on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan, had finalised recommendations for the procurement.
