ISLAMABAD: Ride-hailing firm Careem has partnered with the NCOC to map 600 government vaccination centres on its app. The measure will help people book a ride to and from the centres to get their first two doses or booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Users will be able to use the ‘Vaccination’ feature on the app to get detailed information about vaccination centres, including their timing, locations and eligibility.

Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reform and Special Initiatives Asad Umar appreciated the decision. “Pakistan is currently experiencing the fifth wave of Covid-19 with a highly contagious Omicron variant. Today, we are in a much better position to fight this pandemic by ensuring everyone gets vaccinated and, if it has been over six months since the vaccination, getting the booster shot. This is a commendable step taken by Careem, and I hope others will follow suit,” he said.

Careem’s country head Feroz Jaleel said: “The new variant is spreading fast and we need to take measures to contain it. With that being said, I am happy that the government has worked tirelessly towards making the vaccines available to the masses and we, as an organisation, just wanted to play our part in helping people get their vaccination or booster shots and combating this contagious variant.”