Oman vaccination drive for 45+ from Sunday

 

 

MOH vaccination drive to cover all citizens and residents in the 45 age group from Sunday

Oman Convention and Exhibition Center

MOH vaccination drive to cover all citizens and residents in the 45 age group from Sunday

Oman Convention and Exhibition Center

MOH vaccination drive to cover all citizens and residents in the 45 age group from Sunday

The Directorate General of Health Services in Muscat has announced the vaccination for the age group of 45 years and above from June 20 at Oman Convention and Exhibition Center and in Quriyat.

The weekdays' timings for OCEC are 8 am and 2 pm and between 3 and 9 pm. On weekends (Friday and Saturday, the centre will remain open between 9 am and 4 pm).

The timings at Al Sahel Health Centre in Quriyat from Sunday to Thursday is 8 am to 2 pm

The vaccination service by drive-thru at the Oman Automobile Association in Seeb will continue between 4 pm and 9 pm from Sunday to Thursday.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that the Oman Convention and Exhibition Center (OCEC) will be one of the venues for the mass vaccination drive from June 20

The Ministry calls on everyone to follow up on updates about the target groups and registration mechanisms.

The second phase of mass vaccination (from June 21) will cover the population group of 45 years and above.

Preparations have been underway at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), one of the main venues for the mass national vaccination campaign from June.

A team lead by Dr. Mohammed bin Saif al Hosni, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health for Health Affairs, and Maitha bint Saif al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, visited the OCEC to oversee the preparations, including installation of the necessary equipment.

The third package (first half of July) will include immunization of higher education students, workers in the education sector, and academics in the higher education sector.

Badr bin Saif a-Rawahi, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases Control at the Ministry of Health, said that taking vaccinations will become a condition for entering educational and government institutions in the future.

He added that it will complete immunizing 30 percent of the Sultanate’s population before July at the current pace of vaccine supply.Oman Observer

 







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