ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) recently decided to reduce the minimum age for Covid19 vaccination from 15 years.
The decisions were shared by the Asad Umar, Federal Minister, Planning Development and Special Initiatives, and Dr Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health, during a press conference.
Dr Sultan said: `From September 1, teenagers over 17 years of age will be allowed to get the first dose by September 15. They will have to be fully vaccinated by October 15. Otherwise, they will not be allowed in educational institutions. After that, 16 to 17 years age group and then 15 to 16 years age group will be allowed to get vaccinated.' He said,' Dates for vaccination of other two groups, i.e. from 15 to 17 years, will be announced soon,`. He said that those who were immunocompromised and over the age of 12 would be vaccinated at selected vaccination centres after checking their medical records. He advised parents to make sure that their children got vaccinated.
Other decisions were also made by the NCOC, due to which, in the next few months, it will become next to impossible to stay unvaccinated and remain an active citizen of Pakistan.