Govt to vaccinate children aged five to 11: Qadir Patel

ISLAMABAD, June 29 (SABAH): Federal Health Minister Qadir Patel has announced Wednesday the government will begin vaccinating children between the ages of five and 11 against coronavirus “within a month or two” as he called for a return to Covid precautionary measures.

At a media briefing of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in Islamabad, he said vaccines for children in the 5-11 year age bracket were only available with Pfizer.

“We have engaged in a dialogue with them. Hopefully, by August or September, we will receive 6.8 million doses from Pfizer which is a step forward,” he said.

Meanwhile, Patel’s presser followed a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Covid. In the meeting, he stressed on implementation of SOPs in crowded areas.

It was attended by Federal Ministers Abdul Qadir Patel, RanaSanaullah, Sherry Rehman, chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), information secretary, secretary of the National Health Services and other senior officers.