Although the covid-19 vaccination process has begun in Pakistan, many users are complaining about the slow process because until now it was only senior citizens above the age of 70 years old who were eligible for receiving the first and second dosage. Until now, a video sparked outrage on Twitter which showed the Federal Minister for Housing Tariq Bashir Cheema and his family were receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in their homes, and among them included the former model and actress Iffat Omar.
Family of Federal Minister Tariq Basheer Cheema getting vaccinated out of turn and at their homes. Will @Asad_Umar take notice? Are the rest of Pakistanis children of a lesser god? pic.twitter.com/lEnWmPkLdd
— Adeel Raja (@adeelraja) March 29, 2021
Twitter users were shocked at this discovery and were reminding her to stop utilizing her privilege to seek something that not half of the population has access to yet:
While I am waiting for a vaccination sms for my father & mother in their late 60s , I am looking at the video intentionally made to mock every other eligible deserving citizen. Look at these hathi kathi aunties including iffat omar , it’s just an entertainment for them! Shame! https://t.co/PflEEiQPvl
— Mehmood On Suspension (@mehmood_on) March 30, 2021
This is Iffat Omar telling us about integrity and ethics every other day. PREACH WHAT YOU FOLLOW pic.twitter.com/NWjB9ooUG0
— Iqra Nasir (@IamIqraNasir) March 29, 2021
Meet Iffat Omar. She talks about rule of law, honesty and what not and was the first one to jump queue and get herself vaccinated! pic.twitter.com/cebrECklt5
— Adeel Raja (@adeelraja) March 29, 2021
Iffat Omar reached out to address the rumors in a now deleted tweet where she said that the vaccine she recieved was a booster shot of a Casino (trial) vaccine that was received from the UHS.
She deleted this tweet: pic.twitter.com/AzvOokRGch
— Hasan Saeed (@hasansaeed6) March 29, 2021
Afterwards, she once more tweeted “Folks-take it easy!” and posted a link to a GEO news clip reporting that the Covid-19 shot Tariq Bashir Cheema and his family had received was a trial vaccine from the University of Health Sciences:
Folks – take it easy! pic.twitter.com/EdhZccgFMK
— Iffat Omar Official (@OmarIffat) March 29, 2021
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