KARACHI: Sindh government has vaccinated 27,751 health workers during the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccine drive in the province.
According to data shared by the Sindh health department, a total of 27,751 healthcare professionals have been vaccinated in Sindh province from 02 to 14 February 2021.
The authorities said out of which 3,584 healthcare professionals were vaccinated at Khaliq Dina Hall Vaccination Centre Karachi, 1,904 at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, 3,034 at Dow University of Health Sciences Ojha Campus, 2,938 at Sindh Government Qatar Hospital Orangi, 864 at Sindh Government Hospital New Karachi.
As per the data, 1,436 health workers vaccinated at Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad, 870 at Sindh Government Children Hospital, 2,582 at Sindh Government Hospital Korangi, 1,771 at Aga Khan Hospital and 2097 at Malir Hospital.
Apart from Karachi, 2866 frontline healthcare workers were inoculated against the coronavirus at Liaquat University of Medical Sciences (LUMS), and 3805 at Shaheed Benazirabad’s MCH Centre. The data further showed that 21,080 healthcare workers were vaccinated in Karachi in 12 days out of a total of 27,751.
The Sindh government expects to receive the next Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine tranche from the Centre in the next 24-36 hours, sources said Monday.
The sources said that the federal government would give 84,000 vaccine doses to Sindh — the same amount provided in the first tranche. The next vaccine tranche is expected to reach Pakistan from China within a day.
