Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the sixth vaccine approved for mass vaccination in Pakistan. The country has already received its first shipment of over 100,000 doses of the vaccine on May 28 under the World Health Organisation’s COVAX programme.
The DRAP board approved the vaccine's use for children above 12 years of age, becoming the first vaccine to be administered to children in Pakistan.
"This vaccine will be administered to people with low immunity, including pregnant women and aspiring pilgrims (hajjis) who are above 40," DRAP officials told Pakistani media.
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