Pakistan made COVID-19 Vaccine 'PakVac' is Ready for Use.

The Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan has approved made in Pakistan COVID-19 vaccine and is ready for general use. After proper testing, a clearance certificate is issued by National Control Lab for Biologicals (NCLB) allowing the lot release of the vaccine.

"PakVac" is produced by Pakistani experts under the supervision of the Chinese team in coordination with China’s CanSino Biologics at the National Institute of Health (NIH). However, vigorous testing of the PakVac at NIH found the vaccine safe and effective against the COVID-19.

According to an official of the ministry, the first batch of bulk CanSino vaccine was processed at the NIH plant, which was set up for this purpose last month. In the first phase a total of 124,000 CanSino shots have been developed, the sources at the Ministry of National Health said.

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According to an official of the ministry, the first batch of bulk CanSino vaccine was processed at the NIH plant, which was set up for this purpose last month. The vaccine was produced by Pakistani experts under the supervision of a Chinese team.

The Pakistani government aims to vaccinate 70 million people by the end of this year. However, this locally developed vaccine will reduce country's dependency on imported vaccines since as per reports NIH would be capable of producing three million doses per month.