Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination begins in Oman

Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination begins in Oman

After receiving the second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 at Bausher Polyclinic, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al Sa'eedi, Minister of Health, reaffirmed that no side-effects were reported among recipients of the first dose, noting that the number of doses stood at 38,900. Photo: ONAMuscat: The Ministry of Health yesterday began administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.The second dose is being given to the target segments that received the first dose of the Pfizer-bionNTech vaccine over the past few weeks in different parts of the Sultanate.After receiving the second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 at Bausher Polyclinic, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al Sa'eedi, Minister of Health, reaffirmed that no side-effects were reported among recipients of the first dose, noting that the number of doses stood at 38,900.In a statement, the minister pointed out that the period separating the two doses is 3 weeks that can be extended to 4 weeks, a formality applicable at some countries of the world. He said that the first phase of the national COVID-19 immunisation campaign saw a large turnout.The minister added that the level of coverage in Muscat governorate stood at 100%, while the rest of governorates in the Sultanate showed very high