Pakistan says 100 million people have received one COVID-19 vaccine dose as cases surge

Muhammad Ishtiaq
A health worker (R) inoculates a woman with a dose of the Covid-19 coronavirus PakVac vaccine during door to door vaccination in Karachi on January 11, 2022. (AFP)
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  • Pakistan rolled out its vaccine campaign in February, prioritizing health care workers and elderly 
  • Number of new daily infections crosses 2,000 mark for first time since September

ISLAMABAD: Over 100 million people in Pakistan have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine and more than 75 million are fully vaccinated, data from the federal pandemic response body, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), showed on Wednesday. 
Pakistan, with a population of 220 million, rolled out its national vaccine campaign in February last year, prioritizing health care workers and the elderly. It has since expanded its campaign to include the entire eligible population. 
“Total vaccine administered till now: 164,475,652,” the NCOC said on Twitter. 

The 100 million doses milestone comes amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, with the number of new daily infections crossing 2,000 for the first time since September. 
The NCOC reported 2,074 new cases and 13 deaths in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, with the positivity rate reaching 4.70 percent. It was below 1 percent only about two weeks ago. 

Topics: CORONAVIRUS PAKISTAN