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Pakistan’s planning minister is encouraging the country’s 27 million citizens who are over 50 to get vaccinated against COVID-19

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s planning minister is encouraging the country's 27 million citizens who are over 50 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 Asad Umar also heads the national body tasked to control coronavirus. He said people over 50 are vulnerable to serious health effects. Umar in a tweet Sunday said that 5.6 million people, or 20.6% of those in Pakistan in that age group, have received at least one dose of the vaccine. The federal body recorded a slight hike in the positivity rate. It's asking residents to wear masks and maintain social distance at public places.