FAISALABAD - Over 4.8 million people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the district. District Health Officer Dr Ataul Mun’im said on Sunday that 3,132,588 citizens were injected first dose while 1,669,327 administered the second dose of vaccine.
He further said that 38,412 health workers were also given first dose while 26,434 received the second dose of vaccine. He said that sufficient stock of coronavirus vaccine was available in the district. As of now 220,583 first doses and 147,055 second doses were in the stock in Faisalabad. He said that 37 vaccination centers and 20 mobile vaccination camps were operational in Faisalabad where registered people were being vaccinated.
In order to facilitate the people these centers had been established in various areas of the city including Allied Hospital, District Head Quarters Hospital, Government General Hospital G.M Abad, Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology, Govt General Hospital Samanabad, Children Hospital, sports Complex Samanabad, Tehsil Head Quarters Hospital Jaranwala, and Chak 469-GB, he added. He further said that timing of these vaccination centers was 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. except Sports Complex Samanabad center which would remained open round the clock.