On Sunday, Minister for Planning and Development and head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar said that people who fall in the age group over 50 should get vaccinated on priority as they are the most vulnerable against COVID-19.
The federal minister took to Twitter making an appeal, that Pakistan has a population of 27.2 million falling under the category of above 50 age group.
Pakistan has 2 crore 72 lakh people who are 50 years or older. This age group is most vulnerable to serious health effect of covid. So far 56 lakh or 20.6% of these have gotten at least 1 dose of vaccine. Please encourage all in this age group to vaccinate as soon as possible.
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) July 11, 2021
He stated that “This age group is most vulnerable to serious health effects of COVID,” he said while sharing that out of the total population under this category, 5.6 million of them -which accounts for 20.6 percent of this group- so far have received at least a single COVID jab. “Please encourage all in this age group to vaccinate as soon as possible.”
Moreover, it is significant to note that the government has allowed walk-in vaccination for people aged 18 and above as well.
Lastly, restrictions on unvaccinated people, including barring their entry at cinemas, restaurants, and marriage halls besides also refusing to allow them to travel abroad have been imposed by the government.
