Oman’s COVID-19 vaccination drive crosses half a million milestone

  • Date: 16-Jun-2021
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Oman
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Oman’s COVID-19 vaccination drive crosses half a million milestone

Muscat: More than half a million people in Oman have been vaccinated against COVID-19, which represents 15 per cent of the population within the target vaccination groups. Since the start of the national immunisation campaign against COVID-19 in December, 535, 578 people have been vaccinated. Among them, 350, 957, or 66 percent of recipients, have been injected with a single vaccine dose, while 184, 621 people have been given both the doses. The Ministry of Health continues to encourage people who have received their first dose at least 10 weeks ago to go to their nearest vaccination centre to be given their second dose, if they are eligible. So far, 720, 199 vaccine doses have been administered. Currently, employees of the public sector are among those being administered the first jabs of the vaccine. This comes as part of the Ministry of Health's efforts to vaccinate everyone in the country aged 12 and up, which represents 70 per cent of the national population. This vaccination drive will be rolled out in stages, depending on the arrival of vaccines, and in keeping with the timeline established under the national immunisation campaign. Vaccination centres in all governorates of Oman are witnessing large