Tag: covid boosters

  • Khairpur health workers inject at least 150 police officers with expired vaccine

    Khairpur health workers inject at least 150 police officers with expired vaccine

    At least 150 officers of the Khairpur police department were injected with expired Covid-19 vaccines, confirmed by the Police Training Centre, reports Geo News.

    After the incident, an inquiry report stated that the date of expiry for the vaccine was December 2021, while the vaccine was administered on January 24.

    Four police officers out of 170 got sick due after getting an expired booster dose. Five health workers, including Dr Amar Lal were found responsible for the act.

    The inquiry report states that the incident took place due to the negligence of a storekeeper, a technician, a male nurse, and a vaccinator in Sukkur, and that action should be taken against those responsible.

  • Schools to close in Lahore if more than three Covid cases found, 5,000 school tests a day

    Schools to close in Lahore if more than three Covid cases found, 5,000 school tests a day

    The Punjab government has decided to start widespread coronavirus testing in Lahore schools and colleges. As per the Punjab Health and Education Departments, students above the age of 12 years will be tested for Covid-19.

    5,000 daily tests will be conducted in different educational institutes of Lahore. If three cases of Covid-19 are reported in an educational institution, it will be shut down immediately.

    If two Covid cases are reported in a classroom, it will be sealed.

    As per NCOC, Pakistan recorded 5196 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours with 15 people losing their lives to the deadly virus.