Adolescents aged 12-15 to be vaccinated from August

Adolescents aged 12-15 to be vaccinated from August

KUWAIT: Health Ministry Undersecretary Dr Mustafa Redha said a plan has been set in line with global recommendations and specialized bodies' guidelines to vaccinate pregnant women and children aged 12-15 against COVID-19. Speaking during a news conference on the latest developments on the health situation, Dr Redha elaborated that global studies and recommendations showed the safety of vaccines for children.

Dr Redha revealed registration for vaccinating adolescents will begin in July and the vaccination process will start in August. During the next period, vaccines will be optionally given to pregnant women, as studies have proven the safety of vaccines for this category, he added.

Dr Redha said Kuwait has launched more than 30 centers to provide coronavirus vaccines to people across the country. The ministry has made many efforts that led to a decline in the death rate to one percent of total infected cases, he said. Since announcing the first COVID-19 case, the ministry has been ready to deal with the pandemic by increasing the number of beds, intensive care units, ambulances and field hospitals, and providing medications and accredited vaccines, he affirmed.

The ministry has been keen to declare transparently the number of infections and patients in hospitals and ICUs, Dr