KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to take immediate steps to vaccinate housewives against COVID-19 on a priority basis after it was discovered that their vaccinations rate is still quite low.
COVID vaccination rates have been found to be severely low among non-employed and housewives, according to Parliamentary Secretary of Health and PPP MPA Qasim Soomro.
“Omicron is spreading rapidly because to a lack of immunisation among housewives,” he said, adding that the vaccination process would be accelerated among them to reduce the impact of the new variant.
The Parliamentary Secretary stated that lady health workers are being trained in this area, and that door-to-door immunisation will begin next week.
It’s worth noting that, in comparison to other major cities in the country, Karachi has a poor level of immunisation, with only 40% of the population immunised against COVID-19.
According to a research released on Thursday, the positive ratio of COVID-19 cases in Karachi has surpassed 9%, raising fears about an increase in instances of the Omicron variant.
The positive ratio has risen to 9.23 percent, up from 8.91 percent the day before, demonstrating an alarming surge of roughly 0.5 percent in a day, according to the Sindh health department.
It further stated that 1085 COVID-19 cases had been registered in the province, with 636 patients being treated in the province’s intensive care facilities.
