No shortage of vaccines in KP, says official

PESHAWAR: Director Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dr Asghar Khan on Tuesday said that there was no shortage of vaccines in the province and there was no risk of a tetanus outbreak.

He said that a large-scale 12-day vaccination campaign (Big-Catachup) was successfully launched from February 17, 2025. During this campaign, he said, children under the age of five were vaccinated against 12 life-threatening diseases.

Dr Asghar Khan said that there have been no reports of vaccine shortages from any district of tetanus for women age 15 to 49 years. He reiterated that all essential vaccines were available in adequate quantities across the province.

He said that the recent campaign also covered children who had missed their routine immunisation due to COVID-19 vaccination or other reasons, ensuring their protection against preventable diseases.The official said the Health Department KP was committed to safeguarding children’s health through routine and special immunisation drives across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.