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COVID-19 Vaccine Called ‘Moderna’ Is Now Available Across Pakistan

Written by Usman Aslam ·  52 sec read >

In recent news, the COVID-19 vaccine called ‘Moderna’ is now available for inoculation in numerous areas. Mass level of inoculations using the Moderna vaccine has begun at Islamabad’s F-9 Park area. Moreover, NCOC has even shared a list of the vaccination centers where Moderna will be available which consists of 5 locations in Punjab, 13 locations in KP, six locations in Gilgit-Baltistan, five locations in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, five locations in Islamabad Capital Territory, three locations in Balochistan and two locations in Sindh.

Following below is a criterion that must be met in order to receive the Moderna vaccine:
A. Those with comorbid conditions, e.g diabetes, hypertension, congestive cardiac failure, renal failure, chronic liver disease, malignancy, etc.
– Those who are chronically immunosuppressed.
1. Post organ transplantation, the patient may receive the vaccine 3 months after the transplantation procedure.
2. Post chemotherapy, the patient may receive the vaccine 28 days after chemotherapy.

B. Individuals with a mandatory requirement of vaccination for travel
– Overseas workers who have a mandatory need for travel for employment overseas with valid work visas/iqama in a country where Chinese vaccines are not accepted at present.
– Students.
– Those traveling for official or business purposes.

Moreover, women who are pregnant and lactating, falling under the above-listed categories can receive the Moderna vaccine.

So far a shipment of 700,000 doses has arrived from China. In addition, 1.3 million doses of Sinopharm have arrived as well followed by two million doses of the Sinovac vaccine.

Source: Technology Times

Written by Usman Aslam
A tech enthusiast, writer, researcher and strategist working on the latest technologies and making an impact. Usman has been heavily focused on building communities, empowering people through technological trends and advancements for over 3+ years including many notable names such as IEEE Region 10, TEDx, Google Developers, United Nations Programmes, Microsoft Partner Program and much more. Reach out: usman.aslam@techjuice.pk Profile