The 68-year-old former international cricketer received his first dose of China’s synoform coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. Synopharm shot is the only Covid-19 vaccine available in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s health ministry said it could take a few weeks for the virus to develop immunity after being vaccinated, and urged people not to take shots based on Khan’s diagnosis.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan was not fully vaccinated when he was infected with the virus. He received only the 1st dose and only 2 days ago any vaccine is effective as soon as possible. Develops after 2-3 weeks.-Dosage of Quid vaccines. # Vaccinations work, “Pakistan’s health ministry tweeted on Saturday.
According to Johns Hopkins University in the United States, 13,799 deaths and 623,135 cases were reported in the country of 220 million people in South Asia during the epidemic.
Cases have increased in Pakistan in recent weeks, although the epidemic is largely under control. Lockdown restrictions have been imposed in some parts of the country in response to the growing infection.
Pakistan’s vaccine rollout, which began on March 10 with the elderly, was seen hesitantly in some parts of the population and footage of Goli Khan was aired in an apparent attempt to ease anxiety.
Khan’s spokesperson Shahbaz Gill was removing the PM’s positive test result from the synopharm shot.
Gill said Khan had a slight cough and fever, and prayed for his speedy recovery.
Khan is holding regular meetings and recently attended a security conference in the capital Islamabad, where he addressed a crowd without a mask.
Syed Zulfi Bukhari, Khan’s special assistant on Pakistanis abroad, said the prime minister had contracted the virus before being vaccinated on Thursday.
Bukhari tweeted on Saturday, “The vaccine is safe and must be taken, it was revealed the day before #PMIK took its first shot. Please vaccinate yourself and your loved ones and fake it.” Fight the news. “
CNN’s Sofia Saifi reports from Islamabad. Eliza McKintosh writes and reports from London. Hamdi Alakhshali of CNN in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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