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As a matter of fact, this week, the people in Pakistan received some earlier blessings from the Chinese government. According to the report, Early this week, Pakistan received half a million doses of China’s Sinopharm shots, the first destination of Beijing’s gifted vaccine. 

While Pakistan is set to receive millions of vaccine doses, they are unlikely to swiftly alleviate the challenges of the pandemic in a country with a population of 220 million people.Pakistan is one of 92 lower-income countries eligible for free vaccines through COVAX, the global initiative and partnership that aims to provide 2 billion vaccine doses to 20 percent of the most vulnerable in the world’s poorest nations.