Vaccination centres in Sindh to remain closed on Sunday amid vaccine shortage

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A meeting of the Sindh task force on Covid-19 has decided that vaccination centres in the province will remain closed on Sunday amid a shortage of coronavirus vaccines, according to a statement by the Chief Minister's House.

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presided over the meeting which was also attended by Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, Education Minister Saeed Ghani, Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah, Advisor to CM Murtaza Wahab and a number of other officials.

The meeting was also informed of the vaccines that will be received by Sindh in June, a breakdown of which is as follows:

  • Doses of Sputnik V vaccine to be received in the last week of June.
  • 1.5 million Sinovac doses to be received on June 21.
  • 700,000 doses of Cansino vaccine to be received on June 23.
  • 400,000 doses of PakVac to be received on June 23.

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