Pechuho urges people to avail facilities, get themselves vaccinated

F.P. Report

KARACHI: Minister for Health and Population Welfare Sindh, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho and provincial Minister for Information Saeed Ghani inaugurated a drive through vaccination center here at the National Stadium on Friday.
Secretary Health Sindh, Dr. Kazim Jatoi and Parliamentary Secretary of Health, Qasim Siraj Soomro as well as representatives of HBL and PCB were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Health Sindh, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho said that citizens can avail this facility free of cost and this center would have a supply of all the different vaccines as well.
90% of the people who were hospitalized with covid complications were non-vaccinated, which showed the need for mass vaccinations to curb this infection, she told, adding that the people who were not getting vaccinated were putting their own, and other peoples’ lives at risk.
Until 80% of the population was vaccinated, we couldn’t hope for normalcy, the Minister of Health observed.There was a lack of covid facilities and shortage of beds, Sindh Health Department has ensured that there was ample preparation for covid cases.
Despite all obstacles and challenges, Sindh Government has worked to overcome these and facilitate the people, she articulated, recounting that mobile vaccination vans have been deployed to reach the most remote areas of Karachi in order to vaccinate every demographic and the people in every district.
The people who would register through hospitals would be administered the single dose of Sino in order to better facilitate them. Also, for those without CNIC, a member of their family’s CNIC could also be used to register, Sindh Health Minister informed.
The office goers and workers were helped immensely through this round the clock service, Dr. Azra Pechuho said.
The Minister for Health urged the people to avail the facilities provided by the Sindh Health Department and the Sindh Government and get themselves vaccinated.