Sindh stops fresh Sinopharm vaccinations to ensure adequate supply
Last updated on: 14 May,2021 11:06 pm
Sindh stops fresh Sinopharm vaccinations to ensure adequate supply
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Sindh government has stopped fresh Sinopharm vaccinations to ensure adequate supply for people who have already received their first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine.
In this regard, DG Health Sindh has issued orders to the district health officers across the province. The Sindh Health Department has instructed the medical staff to administer AstraZeneca vaccine instead of Sinopharm to first time receivers. It said that any new individual will not be given the Sinopharm vaccine.
According to the Sindh Health Department, despite the orders, 3,335 doses of Sinopharm vaccine were administered in Karachi East, 913 in Karachi West and 173 in Malir.
Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab has said that fresh doses of Sinopharm vaccine have been stopped temporarily to ensure adequate supply for people who have already received their first dose of the vaccine.
Sinopharm has not been banned in #Sindh, only its fresh dose has been stopped for the time being. This decision has been made to ensure adequate supply for people who have already received their 1st dose of Sinopharm #SayYesToVaccine https://t.co/HuMvM8yGzP
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) May 14, 2021
Sindh’s Parliamentary Secretary for Health Qasim Soomro has said that the use of Sinopharm vaccine as first dose has been restricted due to shortage in its supply. The remaining stock is instead being reserved to be used for second dose of the vaccine.