Pakistan set a new record of most vaccinations in a day: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Minister for Planning and NCOC head Asad Umar said that Pakistan set a new record of most vaccinations in a day after nearly 400,000 people received COVID jabs.
In a tweet, the NCOC head said that over 383,000 people received Corona vaccination on Saturday, setting a new record of most vaccinations in a day.
“So far seven million people have been vaccinated in the country,” he said while sharing that number of people getting registered for the vaccination is also increasing day by day.
He said that so far 11.6 million people have registered themselves to receive COVID jabs.
الحمدللہ کل ایک دن میں ویکسینیشن کا نیا ریکارڈ قائم کیا گیا. کل 3 لاکھ 83 ہزار سے زائد ویکسینیشن کی گئ. اب تک 70 لاکھ سے ویکسین لگائ جا چکی ہے. رجسٹر کرنے والوں کی تعداد میں بھی مسلسل اضافہ ہو رہا ہے اور ا کروڑ 16 لاکھ 63 ہزار افراد رجسٹر ہو چکے ہیں
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 30, 2021
On the other hand, vaccination is continued on weekly holiday today. A large number of peoples gathered at city-based centers for vaccinations.
Meanwhile, vaccination of all teachers was also started in Punjab. Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that increasing vaccinations will help control the epidemic.
On May 29, the government opened walk-in vaccination for people above the age of 30 years. Pakistanis above 18 can register for the vaccine now as well.
