Only 180,000 from a total of eight million elderly residents in Pakistan have enlisted for vaccination two weeks when the government initiated the registration procedure for those above the age of 65, and this is just 2.25 percent of the people of the senior community in the country.
An official of the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has observed this not so fast reaction level and has emphasized on the requirement for elderly people to enlist for vaccination as soon as the shot comes to the Adult Vaccination Centres (AVCs) in Pakistan
The record-keeping process for the vaccination of elderly people in Pakistan initiated in the country on 15 February.
The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr. Faisal Sultan, made the announcement of the news through a tweet that read:
All Pakistanis above the age of 65 can start registration for the COVID-19 vaccine starting today. Send an SMS from any mobile phone with your CNIC to 1166 or visit nims.nadra.gov.pk to get registered. The vaccine center and date of appointment be communicated once the vaccine arrives.
