NEW DELHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th March, 2021) Pakistan's President Arif Alvi said on Monday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine and reminded citizens that antibodies do not develop right after getting a shot.
"I have tested positive for Covid-19. May Allah have mercy on all Covid affectees. Had 1st dose of vaccine، but antibodies start developing after 2nd dose that was due in a week. Please continue to be careful," Alvi said on Twitter.
The news comes a week after Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan said he tested positive for COVID-19, two days after he had been inoculated with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.
Pakistan launched the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in early February, two days after receiving 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from China. Pakistan has also approved the use of the UK-Swedish AstraZeneca vaccine and Russia's Sputnik V.
Pakistan has so far confirmed over 659,000 cases of COVID-19, including 14,200 fatalities and 598,000 recoveries.
