ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is to receive 2.8 million Department of Statees of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine on March 2 as the first batch of a donation from the international COVAX programme, Health Minister Faisal Sultan said on Thursday.


The consignment will be used in a public vaccination programme for people aged over 60, he told a news conference.


The country this month started the vaccination drive with 500,000 Department of Statees of Sinopharm's vaccine donated by long-time ally China.