How to get Covid Vaccination in Pakistan

[Major]

How to get Covid Vaccination in Pakistan​

Pakistani Govt is receiving free Covid Vaccination donations from China. They have received SinoPharm and Cansino vaccine under the free vaccination scheme. You could further research them on the net.

Here is the procedure to register yourself for the free Covid Vaccination:

Eligibility:
The following age groups are eligible for free Vaccination

• Senior Citizens 70+
• Senior Citizens 60-69
• Senior Citizens 50-59
• Health Care Workers

Registration:
There are two ways to register yourself

Through Mobile:
SMS your CNIC no to 1166 from any mobile no.

Through Internet:
Visit https://nims.nadra.gov.pk/nims/

Guidelines for Vaccination​

1. Eligibility
Senior Citizens/ HCW can check eligibility by sending CNIC (13 digits only without -) to 1166 or visit https://nims.nadra.gov.pk

2. Confirmation SMS
Adult Vaccination Center (AVC) and PIN Code will be intimated.

3. Appointment
When vaccine becomes available at center, 2nd SMS with date of appointment will be communicated.

4. Visit Adult Vaccination Centre
Visit AVC on date of appointment along with Original CNIC and PIN Code

5. Verification Counter
Health Staff will check schedule in NIMS, and verify CNIC & PIN Code

6. Vaccination Counter
You will be vaccinated upon your turn.

7. Confirmation
Vaccination Staff will confirm vaccine entry in NIMS.

8. Monitoring
After vaccine administration, you will be required to stay for 30 minutes for monitoring.

* Note : In case vaccine is 2-dose, message will only be sent once 2nd dose is scheduled as per availability of inventory 48/24 hours before the due date.






Further Details regarding Vaccine and Procedure
https://nims.nadra.gov.pk/nims/registration
https://ncoc.gov.pk/
https://ncoc.gov.pk/covid-vaccination-en.php
https://covid.gov.pk/

You may also call on 1166 to get further clarification regarding Covid Vaccine or if you have contacted Covid. You may have to wait up to 10 minutes as there are many callers. Phone call services are available from 8:00 AM till 11:59 PM.

 

[MenInG]

Thanks [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] for this - very helpful

 

[MenInG]

Important that Pakistanis get vaccinated as soon as possible.

 

[Slog]

The rollout has been fairly well organized

 

[Mamoon]

The rollout has been fairly well organized

Sputnik is being administered by Shaukat Khanum these days at 12k which is a ridiculously marked up price. In addition, it takes them about 6 hours to get around 50 people vaccinated because they only have one station in order to reduce costs and further increase profits.

Shambolic stuff by the government but it is not surprising. They talk about corruption and lack of transparency but that is exactly what is happening with the vaccine roll-out.

Sputnik was delayed because the “mafia” wanted to increase the price. It was initially set at 8k and now it is for 12k. In a few months, we will find out, as always, that this “mafia” is sitting right next to Imran like all other “mafias”.

 

[Slog]

Sputnik is being administered by Shaukat Khanum these days at 12k which is a ridiculously marked up price. In addition, it takes them about 6 hours to get around 50 people vaccinated because they only have one station in order to reduce costs and further increase profits.

Shambolic stuff by the government but it is not surprising. They talk about corruption and lack of transparency but that is exactly what is happening with the vaccine roll-out.

Sputnik was delayed because the “mafia” wanted to increase the price. It was initially set at 8k and now it is for 12k. In a few months, we will find out, as always, that this “mafia” is sitting right next to Imran like all other “mafias”.

In Karachi it has been very well organized. And by federal organization so it’s been free. My parents have had a very good experience at expo center. Thankfully the federal did this because certainly Can’t expect sindh government to do this right.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Sputnik is being administered by Shaukat Khanum these days at 12k which is a ridiculously marked up price. In addition, it takes them about 6 hours to get around 50 people vaccinated because they only have one station in order to reduce costs and further increase profits.

Shambolic stuff by the government but it is not surprising. They talk about corruption and lack of transparency but that is exactly what is happening with the vaccine roll-out.

Sputnik was delayed because the “mafia” wanted to increase the price. It was initially set at 8k and now it is for 12k. In a few months, we will find out, as always, that this “mafia” is sitting right next to Imran like all other “mafias”.

12k. Wow that is expensive. In India my in laws got the jab for 250 INR(550 PKR).
The state should bear most of this cost.
Even in dollars that is close to 70 USD.. which is expensive even for the developed world.

 

[Slim]

Sputnik is being administered by Shaukat Khanum these days at 12k which is a ridiculously marked up price. In addition, it takes them about 6 hours to get around 50 people vaccinated because they only have one station in order to reduce costs and further increase profits.

Shambolic stuff by the government but it is not surprising. They talk about corruption and lack of transparency but that is exactly what is happening with the vaccine roll-out.

Sputnik was delayed because the “mafia” wanted to increase the price. It was initially set at 8k and now it is for 12k. In a few months, we will find out, as always, that this “mafia” is sitting right next to Imran like all other “mafias”.

What about islamabad? I am trying to figure out where to get sputnik here.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

My family already got sinopharm but I wanted to wait for Sputnik and I’ll probably get it in the next few days

 

[BreadPakoda]

Sputnik is being administered by Shaukat Khanum these days at 12k which is a ridiculously marked up price. In addition, it takes them about 6 hours to get around 50 people vaccinated because they only have one station in order to reduce costs and further increase profits.

Shambolic stuff by the government but it is not surprising. They talk about corruption and lack of transparency but that is exactly what is happening with the vaccine roll-out.

Sputnik was delayed because the “mafia” wanted to increase the price. It was initially set at 8k and now it is for 12k. In a few months, we will find out, as always, that this “mafia” is sitting right next to Imran like all other “mafias”.

Didn't IK say he will ensure everyone gets it free of charge?

 

[Ahmad-GERMANFC]

Didn't IK say he will ensure everyone gets it free of charge?

Yes but there you don’t have choice over vaccine I hear

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Didn't IK say he will ensure everyone gets it free of charge?

Not Sputnik

 

[BreadPakoda]

Yes but there you don’t have choice over vaccine I hear

Not Sputnik

Got it. Thanks. Wonder why people people want Sputnik.

 

[Ahmad-GERMANFC]

Got it. Thanks. Wonder why people people want Sputnik.

Efficacy rates are as high as Pfizer, Moderna

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Got it. Thanks. Wonder why people people want Sputnik.

Because I find the name cool and I like Russian art and literature

 

[Giannis]

Because I find the name cool and I like Russian art and literature

Russian literature is pretty much just Dostoevsky/Brothers Karamazov. That said, the Russians are good at opera and classical European music.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Russian literature is pretty much just Dostoevsky/Brothers Karamazov.

Nope.

Not the thread for this but Tolstoy, Pushkin, Turgenev, Chekhov, Gorky, Pasternak, Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn suggest otherwise.

Although, I don't know whether Tolstoy's fascinating imagining of Napoleon's stoic suffering in the aftermath of his retreat from Moscow in War and Peace is a compelling reason for anyone to take the Sputnik vaccine.

 

[Mamoon]

Didn't IK say he will ensure everyone gets it free of charge?

The Chinese one administered by public hospitals is free.

 

[Mamoon]

What about islamabad? I am trying to figure out where to get sputnik here.

Islamabad Diagnostic Centre, Shifa and Chughtai.

 

[Mamoon]

12k. Wow that is expensive. In India my in laws got the jab for 250 INR(550 PKR).
The state should bear most of this cost.
Even in dollars that is close to 70 USD.. which is expensive even for the developed world.

Give it a few months and we will hear about the “vaccine mafia”, and then few months later we will find out that the “vaccine mafia” is sitting right next to Imran Khan.

The price of the Sputnik vaccine is unacceptable and is yet another example of the complete incompetence and shamelessness of this joker government.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Give it a few months and we will hear about the “vaccine mafia”, and then few months later we will find out that the “vaccine mafia” is sitting right next to Imran Khan.

The price of the Sputnik vaccine is unacceptable and is yet another example of the complete incompetence and shamelessness of this joker government.

This is incredibly expensive. In Australia medicine is free. Even it was paid, I really doubt it would be 70 AUD.
It is surprising to see the cost of vaccines in Pakistan to be high. What is the general price for like Paracetamol drug etc.. I have heard from some Pakistani friends that general vaccines are also expensive in general. Not sure, but you are a doctor if I remember well, so you may know better.

 

[Mamoon]

This is incredibly expensive. In Australia medicine is free. Even it was paid, I really doubt it would be 70 AUD.
It is surprising to see the cost of vaccines in Pakistan to be high. What is the general price for like Paracetamol drug etc.. I have heard from some Pakistani friends that general vaccines are also expensive in general. Not sure, but you are a doctor if I remember well, so you may know better.

OTC drugs are cheap because they are locally manufactured, which is not the case with a lot of vaccines. However, that does not justify the astronomical price of Sputnik.

It should not have been more than 4-5K at max. 12K is simply ridiculous - the government is ripping people off.

 

[Cricket lover 27]

OTC drugs are cheap because they are locally manufactured, which is not the case with a lot of vaccines. However, that does not justify the astronomical price of Sputnik.

It should not have been more than 4-5K at max. 12K is simply ridiculous - the government is ripping people off.

True that, in India it just costs 730 INR equal to 1500 PKR and on top of it registration of healthcare workers by government has stopped.

I was preparing for my FCPS part 2 exam so being busy in that did not get myself registered and now they are saying registration for healthcare workers has ended, even for the newly inducted house officers they are getting the same response that vaccination for healthcare workers has stopped in Karachi.

To be honest there is no use of paying astronomical amount of taxes to the government when you don’t even get basic facilities.

To be honest, I thought Imran was different but he is unable to do anything, citing that he cannot control mafias. Then he better sit at home then govern.

 

[Giannis]

This is incredibly expensive. In Australia medicine is free. Even it was paid, I really doubt it would be 70 AUD.
It is surprising to see the cost of vaccines in Pakistan to be high. What is the general price for like Paracetamol drug etc.. I have heard from some Pakistani friends that general vaccines are also expensive in general. Not sure, but you are a doctor if I remember well, so you may know better.

You've latched on to the price of the Sputnik vaccine and have been talking about that repeatedly. If you didn't read the OP, the covid vaccine is free for all senior citizens right now - I believe they're giving Sinopharm for free, obsessing over the price of one vaccine that isn't even the main driver of the mass immunization program is a little weird.

 

[Giannis]

True that, in India it just costs 730 INR equal to 1500 PKR and on top of it registration of healthcare workers by government has stopped.

I was preparing for my FCPS part 2 exam so being busy in that did not get myself registered and now they are saying registration for healthcare workers has ended, even for the newly inducted house officers they are getting the same response that vaccination for healthcare workers has stopped in Karachi.

To be honest there is no use of paying astronomical amount of taxes to the government when you don’t even get basic facilities.

To be honest, I thought Imran was different but he is unable to do anything, citing that he cannot control mafias. Then he better sit at home then govern.

You do realize Pakistan is bankrupt right? What little taxes you pay in rupees is really going towards "managing" the debt, also these vaccines all cost money in dollars so your taxmoney in Pakistani rupees doesn't really help. This is just basic economics, Pakistan is a poor country and I think this is the best they can do in their mission to vaccinate over 160 million people.

 

[Mamoon]

You do realize Pakistan is bankrupt right? What little taxes you pay in rupees is really going towards "managing" the debt, also these vaccines all cost money in dollars so your taxmoney in Pakistani rupees doesn't really help. This is just basic economics, Pakistan is a poor country and I think this is the best they can do in their mission to vaccinate over 160 million people.

We spend billions of rupees on military parades thrice a year - 23 March, 14 August, 6 September.

Two of those three occasions have nothing to do with the military, but we still spend billions.

We are not as poor as we claim, we just have bad priorities.

 

[ahmedzee]

My friends in Pakistan already received the vaccine, including some of my family members who are in the village.

On the contrary, in Canada, my parents who are 70+ haven't even received it. I think Pakistan and India are way ahead of Canada in this vaccination program.

 

[Giannis]

My friends in Pakistan already received the vaccine, including some of my family members who are in the village.

On the contrary, in Canada, my parents who are 70+ haven't even received it. I think Pakistan and India are way ahead of Canada in this vaccination program.

yeah I've heard Canada is doing very poorly with immunizations, here in America pretty much everyone I know has been vaccinated even young people that are like 16-18 with no health issues.

 

[ahsan17]

yeah I've heard Canada is doing very poorly with immunizations, here in America pretty much everyone I know has been vaccinated even young people that are like 16-18 with no health issues.

Canada is now administering 250k doses per day now, and most 70+ would have been given at least 1 dose. Canada had a slow start but has picked up in the last few weeks. The problem is Canada isn't manufacturing vaccines domestically, any Pfizer had dramatically reduced supply in February. They are playing catch up now and are about 1 month behind US.

 

[Giannis]

Canada is now administering 250k doses per day now, and most 70+ would have been given at least 1 dose. Canada had a slow start but has picked up in the last few weeks. The problem is Canada isn't manufacturing vaccines domestically, any Pfizer had dramatically reduced supply in February. They are playing catch up now and are about 1 month behind US.

I'd say Canada is 2 months behind us, they're where we were in February, anyways hopefully y'all catch up by this summer.

 

[ahsan17]

I'd say Canada is 2 months behind us, they're where we were in February, anyways hopefully y'all catch up by this summer.

As per the following link, US started averaging around 2m - 2.5m doses about 5 weeks ago, which is where Canada is now.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution

Canada is ramping up further and I think they will be in a much better place in about a month or 6 weeks.

 

[Buffet]

My friends in Pakistan already received the vaccine, including some of my family members who are in the village.

On the contrary, in Canada, my parents who are 70+ haven't even received it. I think Pakistan and India are way ahead of Canada in this vaccination program.

Your impression is not correct.

Pakistan and India have a very large population. India has given 100M doses, but it's due to them making it there and still far behind Canada. Pakistan has gotten only 1-2M vaccine supply so far so it's not possible to give to even 2% of the population with that supply. Canada will have 60-70% of vaccination before Pakistan gets to even 5-10%.
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[hoshiarpurexpress]

You've latched on to the price of the Sputnik vaccine and have been talking about that repeatedly. If you didn't read the OP, the covid vaccine is free for all senior citizens right now - I believe they're giving Sinopharm for free, obsessing over the price of one vaccine that isn't even the main driver of the mass immunization program is a little weird.

Shouldn't all vaccines be free or cheaper. 12K is very expensive. Why is it administered then ?

 

[Buffet]

Shouldn't all vaccines be free or cheaper. 12K is very expensive. Why is it administered then ?

Pakistan's government does not have more than 1-2M of vaccine supply. Why you guys are talking about cheaper or free? 2M doses are less than 1% of the population of Pakistan.

Private businesses are importing and if it helps to vaccinate even 5% of the population, who can afford to pay, then that's going to happen.

Once Gavi donation becomes available then Pakistan will be able to vaccinate larger population.

 

[guna]

My parents got their shot for rs.150 at a private hospital. 12,000pkr is very expensive for poor who tend to have large families.

 

[Cricket lover 27]

You do realize Pakistan is bankrupt right? What little taxes you pay in rupees is really going towards "managing" the debt, also these vaccines all cost money in dollars so your taxmoney in Pakistani rupees doesn't really help. This is just basic economics, Pakistan is a poor country and I think this is the best they can do in their mission to vaccinate over 160 million people.

Well, it doesn’t help when you only tax the poor and the rich is let go of free. It’s high time we introduce taxes in the agriculture sector as well.

Most of the People sitting in our ministries have acres of agricultural land and thanks to tax exemption on agriculture they pay nothing on the income they earn from it.

I work in a government hospital the people who come to this hospital pay taxes on the food they eat to the mobile card they use and what do they get in return: nothing.

The CT machine is out of order for many months now and we generate Zakat or charity from our ward or from the private organisations to get their CT done.

Medicines are scarce they too are provided by private organisations or from our own pockets.

I am sure the ministers can do without an extra servant to carry their umbrellas ( by the way whose salaries are paid by our taxes).

 

[Cricket lover 27]

You do realize Pakistan is bankrupt right? What little taxes you pay in rupees is really going towards "managing" the debt, also these vaccines all cost money in dollars so your taxmoney in Pakistani rupees doesn't really help. This is just basic economics, Pakistan is a poor country and I think this is the best they can do in their mission to vaccinate over 160 million people.

And by the way this is coming from a person who voted for Imran Khan but sadly he is unable to control any mafias and to fulfill his false promises of not letting Nawaz and Zardari go unpunished.

 

[ahmedzee]

Your impression is not correct.

Pakistan and India have a very large population. India has given 100M doses, but it's due to them making it there and still far behind Canada. Pakistan has gotten only 1-2M vaccine supply so far so it's not possible to give to even 2% of the population with that supply. Canada will have 60-70% of vaccination before Pakistan gets to even 5-10%.
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Well, yea % wise what I said might not be correct but u can’t have just one single metric for this thing. Canada procured upto 80 million doses back in November and they haven’t been receiving them on timely basis, neither they’re administering them regularly (1/3 doses in fridges rather than on peoples arm). With a population of 36 million, and being a 1st world country, that’s shameful.
On the contrary majority of Indian and Pakistani doses are administered. There is your difference there, which takes a different metric into some thought. Yes eventually Canada will win the race due to population, but doesn’t change the failures in quickly receiving and administering the vaccine. One outcome of such failure is the lockdown the whole country is once again facing today.

 

[Buffet]

Well, yea % wise what I said might not be correct but u can’t have just one single metric for this thing. Canada procured upto 80 million doses back in November and they haven’t been receiving them on timely basis, neither they’re administering them regularly (1/3 doses in fridges rather than on peoples arm). With a population of 36 million, and being a 1st world country, that’s shameful.
On the contrary majority of Indian and Pakistani doses are administered. There is your difference there, which takes a different metric into some thought. Yes eventually Canada will win the race due to population, but doesn’t change the failures in quickly receiving and administering the vaccine. One outcome of such failure is the lockdown the whole country is once again facing today.

I would not blame Canada for the delay in getting the vaccine. That's beyond their control. But yes, any delay in using already available vaccines is poor.

 

[CanadianG00se]

My friends in Pakistan already received the vaccine, including some of my family members who are in the village.

On the contrary, in Canada, my parents who are 70+ haven't even received it. I think Pakistan and India are way ahead of Canada in this vaccination program.

I agree with you!

In my family everyone got single dose of Moderna covid vaccine who are perfectly healthy and have no conditions and are 18-35 age group. My parents go AstraZeneca last month their first dose with no info regarding when will they get second dose.

Funny part is in my family I’m considered as HIGHEST RISK by Ontario Public Health and needs to get vaccinated ASAP. My sister being pregnant is considered as ‘At Risk’ and also needs to be vaccinated ASAP. Here comes the funny part, apart from me and my sister everyone else got vaccinated who weren’t even at risk. You can now imagine how poorly Ontario is doing with vaccine rollout. People who are at risks are failing to get appointments whereas general public are easily getting access to vaccines. Every morning I wake up to book an appointment only to be turned down due to no appointments. I just gave up on getting vaccinated and going to Dubai for month long Eid vacation. I might as well get my vaccine in Dubai if I can.

 

[CanadianG00se]

I would not blame Canada for the delay in getting the vaccine. That's beyond their control. But yes, any delay in using already available vaccines is poor.

You have no idea how poorly and corrupt Canadian govt have been. In past 12 months governments at all levels made huge blunders which have not only killed MANY CANADIANS but also entirely DESTROYED SMALL BUSINESSES.

Regarding vaccine inoculation, blame also lies with all governments. Firstly, federal government lack of planning and placing early order put Canada at back of the line for vaccine deliveries. Our provincial governments complete mockery of vaccine distribution have made another blunder. Our provincial government stored 1.3M vaccine in freezer over Easter weekend, rather than distributing it to towns and cities that could’ve vaccinated thousands of people over the weekend.

India sent vaccine to Canada in March, but our province stored that vaccine for days without realizing the short shelf life. Once they did, started rushing without proper planning that caused so much confusion. Now, they are doing exactly the same with phase#2 people who have special needs or have medical conditions. They have not learned from their
previous mistakes. Read my above post and decide for yourself if govt should be blame or not.

 

[Buffet]

You have no idea how poorly and corrupt Canadian govt have been. In past 12 months governments at all levels made huge blunders which have not only killed MANY CANADIANS but also entirely DESTROYED SMALL BUSINESSES.

Regarding vaccine inoculation, blame also lies with all governments. Firstly, federal government lack of planning and placing early order put Canada at back of the line for vaccine deliveries. Our provincial governments complete mockery of vaccine distribution have made another blunder. Our provincial government stored 1.3M vaccine in freezer over Easter weekend, rather than distributing it to towns and cities that could’ve vaccinated thousands of people over the weekend.

India sent vaccine to Canada in March, but our province stored that vaccine for days without realizing the short shelf life. Once they did, started rushing without proper planning that caused so much confusion. Now, they are doing exactly the same with phase#2 people who have special needs or have medical conditions. They have not learned from their
previous mistakes. Read my above post and decide for yourself if govt should be blame or not.

Canada did place orders early, but they put most orders from European sites. Since European sites had issues, we saw problems in delivery.

Mismanaging distribution is absolutely the government's fault. I was not aware of poor distribution because I track only top-level data.

 

[Buffet]

Covering older age groups and anyone with preexisting conditions should be a priority. I would have preferred if the US was not using vaccines for teenagers before high-risk populations outside the US had a vaccine.

Hopefully, the situation will get better in the coming months.

 

[ahmedzee]

I would not blame Canada for the delay in getting the vaccine. That's beyond their control. But yes, any delay in using already available vaccines is poor.

It was within Canada's control! Let me explain.
Half of these doses could've been manufactured by Canada in November-2020, as there was capacity in Edmonton & Vancouver (two cities that liberals don't win normally). The Trudeau govt, decided to fund a construction of facility in Montreal (their strong-hold). It was all a vote gaining tactic and nothing else.

Imagine if Modi decided to not manufacture AstraZeneca in India, and instead waited 2 years for the facility to be built in Gujrat so he could secure votes from his stronghold. That's exactly what happened in Canada and yes, they have messed it up big time.

 

[ahmedzee]

I agree with you!

In my family everyone got single dose of Moderna covid vaccine who are perfectly healthy and have no conditions and are 18-35 age group. My parents go AstraZeneca last month their first dose with no info regarding when will they get second dose.

Funny part is in my family I’m considered as HIGHEST RISK by Ontario Public Health and needs to get vaccinated ASAP. My sister being pregnant is considered as ‘At Risk’ and also needs to be vaccinated ASAP. Here comes the funny part, apart from me and my sister everyone else got vaccinated who weren’t even at risk. You can now imagine how poorly Ontario is doing with vaccine rollout. People who are at risks are failing to get appointments whereas general public are easily getting access to vaccines. Every morning I wake up to book an appointment only to be turned down due to no appointments. I just gave up on getting vaccinated and going to Dubai for month long Eid vacation. I might as well get my vaccine in Dubai if I can.

Come to Alberta, lol. I told my parents to get it from here. Their vaccine roll-out is quite efficient as they decided to give first doses only to majority people, and second doses after 4 months (ontario started doing this just 15 days ago).

Another problem with Ontario is Doug Ford! Being a conservative supporter and liberal support at times, I admire some of Ford's decision, but I despise how he is ensuring certain conservative heavy locations like Niagara Falls, remote ontario, to receive vaccines before those in sauga, brampton, milton. The eligible criteria should be even throughout all geographic locations.

 

[Major]

Some poor procedures here in Pakistan

Got my mouther and grand mother vaccinated with first dose yesterday.

I took my mom in the morning, and they wrote Sinpharm on the chit and gave her the vaccine. But at night when i took my grand mother, the guy said Cansino. I had an argument with him that i dont want to get her that vaccine, and the healthcare worker who didn't even knew what he was doing was being reluctant. That i asked do we have a choice in vaccine, he said yes, than i said list her down for Sinopharm. Than he said sinopharm cant be administered as first dose would be sinovac.

I got my grandmother Sinovac and avoided Cansino. The health care workers were not giving info on vacicnes, and they were convicing the people with Cansino by saying that its a single dose (which is a lie as trials have shown that there might be booster shots required later with it).

I was quite miffed that my grandmother couldn't get the Sinopharm as she ended up getting sinovac.

Another problem i saw is that these health care workers keep refering the both as sino and people dont know this.

 

[OMB]

Some poor procedures here in Pakistan

Got my mouther and grand mother vaccinated with first dose yesterday.

I took my mom in the morning, and they wrote Sinpharm on the chit and gave her the vaccine. But at night when i took my grand mother, the guy said Cansino. I had an argument with him that i dont want to get her that vaccine, and the healthcare worker who didn't even knew what he was doing was being reluctant. That i asked do we have a choice in vaccine, he said yes, than i said list her down for Sinopharm. Than he said sinopharm cant be administered as first dose would be sinovac.

I got my grandmother Sinovac and avoided Cansino. The health care workers were not giving info on vacicnes, and they were convicing the people with Cansino by saying that its a single dose (which is a lie as trials have shown that there might be booster shots required later with it).

I was quite miffed that my grandmother couldn't get the Sinopharm as she ended up getting sinovac.

Another problem i saw is that these health care workers keep refering the both as sino and people dont know this.

[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] this is very disturbing to note. Good on your part to check carefully before they administered.
I took sinopharm, attaching pic below to show what Sinopharm vac looks like.

 

[Major]

[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] this is very disturbing to note. Good on your part to check carefully before they administered.
I took sinopharm, attaching pic below to show what Sinopharm vac looks like.
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Its important people do their research before getting their parents or grand parents vaccinated.

Majority of the people dont know what they are getting. And really poor from health care workers to be convincing people by saying cansino is single dose so get that.

 

[pillionrider]

Its important people do their research before getting their parents or grand parents vaccinated.

Majority of the people dont know what they are getting. And really poor from health care workers to be convincing people by saying cansino is single dose so get that.

What is the issue with Cansino? I googled all 3 and they all seemed to be Chinese.

 

[Major]

What is the issue with Cansino? I googled all 3 and they all seemed to be Chinese.

Pakistan is getting all three from china. Sinopharm had better efficacy rate. Sinocac didnt do well in Brazil and was reported to be just over 50 percent.

 

[Major]

What is the issue with Cansino? I googled all 3 and they all seemed to be Chinese.

As for cansino. Its very recent, researxh on it is on going. It has 67 percent effiacy based on single dose, however the company admitted that it will provide immnunity for 6 months least. Than maybe boster shots.

They are conducting trial 3 where people are administered a second dosage.

Im reluctant in getting that if there is an option for better.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

My second shot is in 10 days

 

[Major]

Registeration for 40+ people start tomr.

50+ can now walk in to any vaccination center and get vaccinated

 

[street cricketer]

[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] this is very disturbing to note. Good on your part to check carefully before they administered.
I took sinopharm, attaching pic below to show what Sinopharm vac looks like.
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Where do you live?

I thought you were Indian.