Pakistan to start local production of single-dose virus vaccine CanSino Bio, says minister

Pakistan to start local production of single-dose virus vaccine CanSino Bio, says minister

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample from an elderly man at a COVID-19 testing facility at a hospital in Peshawar on Monday. AP

In a media briefing, Dr Faisal said that due to the agreement on technology transfer, the National Institute of Health (NIH), will be able to produce three million doses per month which will significantly reduce the country’s dependence on other countries. Dr Sultan also said that 19 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be received by Pakistan by coming June.