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Pakistan achieves target of vaccinating 70 million people, says Asad Umar

Pakistan achieves target of vaccinating 70 million people, says Asad Umar
December 31, 2021 Web Desk

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Planning Minister Asad Umar has said that Pakistan has successfully achieved the target of vaccinating 70mln people set for 2021.

In a tweet today, he said that the Federal Government procured vaccines worth 250 billion rupees to make this massive vaccination drive possible. “Federal government provided these vaccines free of cost to all citizens regardless of which province they live in.”

He said that 46 percent of the total eligible population is fully vaccinated and 63 percent has recieved atleast one dose.