Not So Woke After All – Pakistanis Throw Major Shade At Iffat Omar For Jumping Queue To Get COVID Vaccine

A video clip of actor Iffat Omar getting COVID vaccine jab along with Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema and his family has sparked outrage on social media.

Since Pakistan started a COVID vaccination drive for people above 60, earlier this month, Twittersphere is fuming at her audacity for jumping queue to get vaccinated out of turn and that too at home.

Not sure if that’s Iffat Omar – it’s all from the clip of Federal Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema (circled) supervising vaccinations for his family at home (of course out of turn)
The iffatomar tag shows up all of a sudden in the clip – it’s not there right before – no resemblance pic.twitter.com/qJBQQ48122

— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) March 30, 2021

Read: Public Cries “Above The Law” As Tariq Bashir Cheema & Family Get Vaccine Shots Out Of Turn At Home

Despite the criticism, Cheema and Omar both didn’t back down. In fact, the two of them denied the accusations stating they were being administered for a Cansino vaccine trial that was sent to them by the University of Health Sciences.

She deleted this tweet: pic.twitter.com/AzvOokRGch

— Hasan Saeed (@hasansaeed6) March 29, 2021

However, it seems that Twitterati considered the explanation bogus, and most probably because it just didn’t add up.

Cansino is a single shot vaccine. Trials are conducted at hospitals, it's a double blind study. You don't get to know if you're being given the vaccine or placebo in a trial. I'd say accept that you've jumped queue and apologise.

— Nadia (@novocainerush) March 29, 2021

Read: 5 Things Telltale Gimmicks From Nawal Cheema’s Video That Make Me Think Those Weren’t Trial Vaccine Shots

Those vaccines could have been administered to those who were actually deserving of it (citizens 60 and above), cried some.

Tweet has been deleted but I expect an apology from Iffat Omar, Tariq Cheema & his family in the very least for using their privilege to jump queue for vaccines that maybe an elderly person with co morbids could've used. People above 60 are waiting for their turns @OmarIffat https://t.co/P0ISgwwEo2 pic.twitter.com/eWTSXAWU0o

— Nadia (@novocainerush) March 29, 2021

Twitterati also called her out for hypocrisy since she pleads to be one of the most law-abiding citizens ever. It’s practice what you preach, they said!

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/SSKFk4vvVe pic.twitter.com/xJqUhlrjDf

— DR.HINA (@SIMSONIANONE) March 30, 2021

Tum kro to style, hum kry to gunnah
The double standard of this damn shit system for the powerful mafia.
Usually, in the way Iffat Omar gives lectures on her YouTube channel it seems like she is the most honest & loyal but in reality, she is lol.#COVID19 #Covid_19 https://t.co/LNr9EZI8bY

— Ammar Ahmed Abbasi (@AmmarPak3A) March 30, 2021

One of them even asked celebs to call Iffat Omar out for using her privilege to get the COVID vaccine.

I sincerely hope our “celebrities” speak about Iffat Omar queue jumping for her vaccine, while millions of vulnerable people continue to live in never-ending anxiety, waiting for their turn. If they really are “influencers”, they should do the right thing and speak up.

— Vaccine Baji (@BajiVaccine) March 30, 2021

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