Decision comes after announcement that Pakistan is set to receive 2.5 million doses of the vaccine through the UN-backed Covax global vaccine sharing programme
Vaccine can be administered to people suffering from diabetes, hypertension, and other diseases
CanSinoBIO’s chief scientific officer says a second shot given to trial participants six months after their first injection could offer substantial protection against the virus
Tao says accurate and precise results could only be gathered after more clinical trials
On March 18, the court had suspended the drug regulatory authority’s notification concerning the withdrawal of exemption in Covid-19 vaccines import to a private pharma company
DRAP counsel requested the court to not allow the sale of the vaccine until its price is fixed
A meeting of the DRAP's processing board was held on March 19 in which it was recommended to fix the cost of two doses of the Sputnik V vaccine between Rs8,200 to Rs9,000
The recommendation of the vaccine price has been forwarded to the health ministry which will present it before the federal cabinet for a final approval
NCOC states that the Sinopharm vaccine is being administered to people up to the age of 60 years, however, it would now be used to inoculate citizens above 60 years of age too
On February 2, the first batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Pakistan as a gift from China
Anhui Zhifei longcom will conduct its trials in Karachi at a private hospital, while in Lahore at the University of Health Sciences and another private health facility
At least 9,000 volunteers will participate in clinical trials of the Anhui Zhifei vaccine across the country
Minister says the government is trying to make the vaccine available in the country from more than one sources
At the moment there are two anti-coronavirus vaccines authorised for emergency use while phase III clinical trials of the third vaccine by CanSino will be completed by the first week of February: Umar
He further stated that Sindh government should also make the arrangements for the purchase of coronavirus vaccine to protect the people living in provincial areas.