Pakistan has received a second consignment of three million doses of the US-donated Moderna vaccine via the Covax facility, said a press release from the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef).

Covax has delivered a total 8m doses to Pakistan since May 8, including 2.5m doses of AstraZeneca, 100,000 doses of Pfizer and 5.5m doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, the press release said.

"Vaccines are key in the fight again Covid-19 and we encourage everyone to get their vaccine immediately,” said Dr Palitha Mahipala, WHO Representative in Pakistan.

“We thank the US government for expressing their solidarity with Pakistan through this donation. Nobody is safe until everyone is safe.