NCOC launches Covid vaccine for kids from 5 to 11 years
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Wednesday announced to launch COVID-19 vaccines for kids in the age group between 5 to 11 years from Lahore, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
NCOC took the decision keeping in view the surge in cases in recent weeks. NCOC said that these vaccines will be administered in collaboration with t USAID and US. In the first phase, NCOC will administer vaccines in four cities in Punjab that have the most number of cases.
Pakistan on Wednesday (today) reported five deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,564,231. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,542 on Wednesday.
According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 526...