Astrazeneca has authorised to manufacture the vaccine in the Serum Institute of India, Pune, for bulk production but most of the production would be used for vaccinating a sizeable population of India before it is allowed to Pakistan. We have very good business relations with the Serum Institute of India and we would try our best to procure it as early as possible,” he added.
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Pakistan is desperate to get it from India. It just likes to lie to itself and the world where it goes to, for most of her drug needs. Remember Pakistan govt is going to let companies SELL vaccines while pretending it is going to vaccinate the Pakistani population. It will vaccinate a small proportion and most will have to pay .
KARACHI: A Pakistani firm, authorised to import Oxford-Astrazeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, has offered to provide it at the cost of USD 6-7 per dose to the federal and provincial governments if...
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As AstraZeneca vaccine is being prepared in India so India will get the vaccine first and then or meanwhile it will be given to Covax. Moreover, countries such as Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh have already paid in advance to get the vaccine,” he said.
Just this week Drap approved another coronavirus vaccine, manufactured by Chinese state-owned firm, Sinopharm, as the government reaffirmed its resolve to procure at least one million doses of coronavirus vaccines by March. It ultimately aims to inoculate 70pc population against the virus though the people at the helm of this trade are still unsure about this.
About the possible availability of the AstraZeneca’s vaccine in Pakistan, the Sindh Medical Stores official said he did not know when they would be able to get the vaccine for Pakistani people, as, he said, AstraZeneca was busy supplying consignments to the countries which had already placed their orders and made advance payments.
“We have very cordial relations with Serum Institute of India and we would try our best to procure it as early as possible"he added
Sole authorised local distributor unable to give a proper timeline for the supply of the vaccine.
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