Senior citizens aged above 80 in Punjab and Islamabad will be vaccinated at their homes, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar on Monday. 

National Command and Operation Centre chief Asad revealed that the NCOC took the decision in a meeting today. 

"We have urged other provinces to vaccinate senior citizens at their homes too," he said, provinces can take up the matter according to their own convenience, he added.

Umar said the move to vaccinate senior citizens at home will begin in the next two days. 

The government has decided to take the initiative since it is quite difficult for old people to stand in long lines to get vaccinated, especially since summers have also started.