FAISALABAD: As many as 429, 677 people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Faisalabad district.
District Health Officer Dr Ataul Mun’im said on Thursday that 326, 126 citizens had been given the first dose while 65, 670 were administered the second dose of vaccine.
He said that 24, 300 health workers were also given the first dose while 13, 581 received the second dose of vaccine. He said that sufficient stock of anti-coronavirus vaccine was available in the district. He said that 34 vaccination centres were operational in Faisalabad where registered persons were also getting anti-coronavirus vaccine doses.
To facilitate the people these centres had been established in various areas of the city including, Allied Hospital? District Head Quarters Hospital, Government General Hospital GM Abad, Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology, Government General Hospital Samanabad, Children Hospital, Sports Complex Samanabad, Tehsil Head Quarters Hospital Jaranwala, Samundri, Tandlianwala, Chak Jhumra, Sports Complex Chak Jhumrah, Sports Complex Jaranwala, Government General Hospital Chak 224-RB, New Building RHC Khurarianwala, New Building THQ Samundri, New Building THQ Tandlianwala, Social Security Hospital Madina Town, Wapda Hospital, Rural Health Centers Mureed Wala, Chak 174-JB, Chak 134-JB, Chak 229-Rb, Chak 65-GB, RHC Lundianwala Jaranwala, RHC Khurarianwala Jaranwala, Pindi Sheikh Musa, Kanjwani, Mamonkanjan, RHC Chak 400-GB, RHC Chak 153-RB, RHC Chak 374-GB and Chak 469-GB, he added.
He further said that timing of these vaccination centres was 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. except Sports Complex Samanabad centre which would remain open all 24 hours.