Pakistanis partially vaccinated can receive certificates: NADRA

NADRA made an important announcement on Wednesday when it said people who have received one dose of the coronavirus vaccine can receive a partial vaccination certificate.

This step has been taken after the government has announced that all government and private employees have to be vaccinated and the vaccination certificate can be used as proof. The certificate can also be available for those who need to travel inside the country.

A total of 369,274 people have been partially vaccinated while 12,067,171 have been vaccinated so far.

Sindh and Punjab provinces face vaccination shortages

A day earlier, it was reported in various media outlets that Pakistan faces a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines due to the lack of coordination among government bodies Another reason cited by news organisations was that the supply of the coronavirus vaccine was disrupted from China.

The NDMA, officials said, was not only dealing with Chinese vaccine manufacturers, including Sinopharm, Sinovac, and CansinoBIO, but it was also negotiating with Pfizer for the procurement of its mRNA vaccine for the country, a deal which could not be struck yet.