Amraiz Khan
Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar inaugurated the free corona vaccination drive at a ceremony held at Punjab House Islamabad on Wednesday in which Dr Fraz and lady doctor Samavia Akbar of Rawalpindi Institute of Urology were vaccinated. On the occasion, the CM said vaccination of frontline health workers has been started while elderly citizens will be vaccinated in the second phase. 189 centres have been established to vaccinate the citizens, he said and added that citizen’s data will also be secured. The government has arranged 2500 ice line refrigerators to preserve the vaccine, he added. Meanwhile, the CM said the registration of more than 4 lakh health workers has been completed while over 600 master-trainers have been given technical training to train others. It is imperative to follow precautions for safety from coronavirus as contact-tracing is higher in Punjab than other provinces, he maintained.
The Punjab government has earmarked more than one billion rupees for the procurement of corona vaccine if needed, he continued. It is sanguine that the international community has also acknowledged the steps taken by the Pakistan government to overcome coronavirus, the CM said and thanked China for providing the doses of corona vaccine adding that this manifestation of cooperation will always be remembered. China has always assisted Pakistan in every hour of trial, he added.
Governor Chaudhary Sarwar appreciated the start of corona vaccination as all the arrangements have been completed to vaccinate the citizens. The healthcare workers are our heroes as they have diligently performed their duties, he added. The primary and secondary health secretary and others were also present. Speaking on the occasion of the launch of Corona Vaccine Campaign in Punjab, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar welcomed the process of Corona Vaccine in Punjab and said that people of Punjab will be vaccinated against Corona Vaccine without any discrimination.
The Punjab government has made all arrangements in this regard. By gifting corona vaccine to Pakistan, China has once again proved that Pak-China friendship is stronger than rock and the two countries stand by each other in challenging times.
Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that the government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan successfully curbed the spread of Coronavirus in the first phase. The dangers of Corona still persist, so the public should follow the SOPs. The time is not far when we will defeat Corona completely.
