No side-effects among those who took COVID-19 vaccine in Oman

No side-effects among those who took COVID-19 vaccine in Oman

Muscat: Omanis who've been administered the COVID-19 vaccine have said they've felt no side-effects since, and have urged others in the country to get vaccinated when called upon to do so.The country began its public vaccination drive against the coronavirus on Sunday, with healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients, the elderly, those with low immunity, and chronic ailments first in line to be vaccinated.One of them was 85-year-old Musabbah bin Abdullah Al Nasri from the Wilayat of Rustaq in South Al Batinah. Speaking to the Times of Oman, he said, “I was vaccinated on 27 December, after being contacted by staff in Tiwi, since I am one of the people included in the groups of those eligible for the vaccine.“I am above the age of 65, and suffer from chronic diseases: heart disease, blood pressure and cholesterol,” he explained. “I have not been out of the house for nine months, since the start of the pandemic, and I have followed all the precautionary measures that the Ministry of Health, Oman TV and the concerned authorities have been publishing.”Describing the quality of care shown to him at the health centre, he said, “I did not suffer any discomfort from the vaccine needle,