Pakistan considers vaccinating people under 18 years of age

• According to sources, the strategy is expected to be completed this weekend.
• NIH, DRAP and other agencies are considering this matter.
• The government’s goal is to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of this year.

Sources said on Saturday that the government is considering vaccinating young people under the age of 18 because its goal is to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of the year.

Sources from the Ministry of National Health Service Regulations and Coordination said that the National Institutes of Health, the Pakistani Drug Administration and other agencies are reviewing the matter.

Sources said that these agencies are expected to put forward strategies in this area before the end of this week.

In the first stage, teenagers 15-18 years old will be vaccinated, and in the second stage, teenagers 12-15 years old will be vaccinated.

Pakistan has received Pfizer and Modern Get the coronavirus vaccine through COVAX, which has been approved in many countries/regions to vaccinate children under 18 years of age.

To date, Pakistan has vaccinated more than 29 million people — 6 million people have been fully vaccinated and nearly 23.3 million people have been partially vaccinated.