National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Chief and Planning Minister Asad Umar revealed on Monday that the total Covid-19 vaccinations carried out in Pakistan have exceeded 150 million.
“Punjab leads the way in provinces with 68% of the eligible population having received at least 1 dose. K-P at 57%, Sindh at 51% and Balochistan at 38%. Balochistan has done a great job in December and sharply increased vaccinations,” the minister said in a tweet.
Earlier, the NCOC revealed that more than 58% of the population of the country had been vaccinated. It announced that it will take strict measures to implement the mandatory vaccination in order to prevent the threat posed by the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
The NCOC, which serves as the nerve centre of the government’s anti-Covid strategy, after reviewing the pandemic curve chart, and the vaccination strategy, expanded the national campaign of mandatory booster shots to the people of 30 years of age.
