Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services on Monday refuted media reports that it had allowed the private sector to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for those individuals that can afford to pay for them.

Earlier today, a report published in The Express Tribune quoted a statement issued by the health ministry as stating that the government had given permission to "cater to the segment of society that can afford" the vaccine.

However, Sajid Shah, the spokesperson for the ministry, denied issuing such a statement.

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