With the government deciding to purchase 1.1 million doses and the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) having started making preparations to administer Covid-19 vaccine to frontline workers, as many as 9,000 healthcare workers in the federal capital have registered themselves for vaccination.

According to an official, who attends meetings of the NCOC but is not authorised to speak on record, said 9,000 healthcare workers had registered themselves for vaccination.

“As we are continuously getting requests on ‘Sehat Tahaffuz’ helpline 1166, it is expected that the number of healthcare workers wanting to get vaccinated may increase manifold,” he said.

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