Private hospitals in Oman prepare for COVID vaccination drive

Private hospitals in Oman prepare for COVID vaccination drive

Muscat: Private hospitals in Oman are making preparations to store COVID-19 vaccine doses, as part of a scheme launched by the Ministry of Health to administer the jab to hundreds of thousands of private sector employees. Companies looking to register their employees need to provide a list of staff willing to get the vaccine to the ministry. "A few weeks ago, we sent around an email asking all of our employees to register for the vaccine, if they wanted to," said a spokesperson at a company in Muscat. "Once we received their names, ID card numbers, passport details, and age, we sent this to the Ministry of Health." "The ministry, once it receives these details, will accordingly place orders for vaccines, and send it to the private hospitals with which the companies have agreements," she added. "The hospital will then call us so that we can be given the vaccines." The Ministry of Health has set up a Google Form (www. forms. gle/quKvkkrUneYyFYTT9) so companies can easily sign up for the vaccine. Companies also have to nominate a member of staff to act as a contact person to handle matters related to vaccine registration, as well as name the hospital