RAWALPINDI: A total of 863,840 children between the age of five to 11 years have been immunized with the anti-Covid dose during the second phase of the pediatric vaccination drive.
District Health Coordinator Dr Waqar Ahmed while speaking to APP said that more than 92 percent target had been achieved, out of the set target to cover 936,330 children.
He revealed that earlier during the “first drive in September around 877,480 children” had received the Covid shots of the total target of immunizing 936,330 kids.
Need to sensitize parents over pediatric Covid vaccine
Dr Ahmed added that children were inoculated with the Pfizer vaccine, however, he urged for the need to “sensitize the parents over the safety and effectiveness of the pediatric Covid vaccine” through mass media coverage and awareness messages.
There was no shortage of human resources, vaccines, and logistics, he added. – APP
