Overseas Pakistanis could get vaccinated Moderna on producing work permit or passport: Nosheen

Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Nosheen Hamid Tuesday said that overseas Pakistanis could get vaccinated Moderna on producing either work permit or passport to travel abroad.

Talking to a private news channel, she said that around 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine had already arrived from the United States and these would be vaccinated to all expatriates on priority.

World Health Organization had approved Moderna and Arab states were also recommended Moderna for intending travellers to these states.

To a question, she said Moderna vaccine would be available on special centres for Overseas Pakistanis.

Nosheen Hamid said that more than three million doses of PakVac would be prepared in this month and its single dose would be sufficient against Covid-19 disease.

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