Don’t abandon public health measures just because you have received vaccine: Bahrain

Don’t abandon public health measures just because you have received vaccine: Bahrain

Despite the steady decline in the number of new Covid-19 cases and casualties in the Kingdom of Bahrain over the past three weeks, health experts still urge people to follow all-important precautionary measures, even after getting the vaccine. The best way to prevent the spread of the virus is by following all health protocols such as wearing a face mask when heading out in public, observing social distancing, limiting family gatherings, avoiding large crowds, washing hands frequently, and, of course, getting vaccinated. Bahrain has authorised the emergency use of six vaccines, namely Sinopharm, Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca's Covishield, Johnson & Johnson, Sputnik V and Sputnik Light. Just six months after receiving two shots of China's Sinopharm vaccine, people in the Kingdom are being offered booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The country's medical taskforce team said the third dose marks a new phase in vaccination and aims at protecting the health of the citizens and foreign residents. The booster is being recommended for people who are over 50, obese or have weakened immune systems. More than 80% of the Kingdom's eligible population have already received the first dose of a vaccine and on its way to touching the one-million mark for those