Pakistan opens Covid-19 vaccination for 60 and older

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday announced new guidelines that expand Coronavirus vaccine eligibility to everyone age 60 or older.

Taking to Twitter,  Asad Umar, head of the government’s Covid prevention team, said that registration for the vaccination for all citizens 60 years and older has been opened.

Registration for covid vaccination for all citizens 60 years and older has been opened up today. Registration for 65 and older was already active. Inshallah vaccination for these citizens will start in 1st week march. I urge all citizens of this age group to register.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) February 20, 2021

“Registration for 65 and older was already active. Inshallah vaccination for these citizens will start in 1st week march. I urge all citizens of this age group to register,” he added. 

In the first phase, the government had launched vaccination of health workers across Pakistan.  The vaccination campaign was then extended to citizens aged 65 and older.