ISLAMABAD: The first shipment of doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has arrived in Pakistan that is provided by Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX), citing sources.

A special flight carrying the shipment of 100,000 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine landed in Pakistan Friday, whereas, syringes for the vaccination will also arrive in the country in the next two days.

Pakistan has received the second shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from COVAX as the first stock of doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine had arrived in the country earlier in the month.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the sixth vaccine in Pakistan for expediting the process of vaccination to curb the spread of the virus. The latest stock of COVID-19 vaccine has been transferred to Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) warehouse before its usage across Pakistan, sources said.—INP