Vaccination doses likely to increases to 180,000 – 200,000, says official
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A senior health official has said that the number of Covid-19 vaccinations given in the region each week is likely to increase to 180,000-200,000 doses.
According to a report by Qatar News Agency (QNA), during a press conference on Wednesday, Dr Abdullatif al-Khal, chair of the National Health Strategic Group on Covid-19 and head of Infectious Diseases at Hamad Medical Corporation, stated that despite the acceleration of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, a lot of time is required to inoculate community groups who are aged 16 and above.
He mentioned that more than 650,000 doses of the vaccine have been provided and over 20,000 people gets their vaccination on a daily basis. Also, over 200,000 people have taken both doses of the vaccination.
Dr al-Khal also affirmed that Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines approved in Qatar are effective against the new strains or the mutation of Covid-19, and that there is a decrease in the number of infections among the groups that have received the vaccination, which is an indicator recorded in a number of countries of the world and reflects the effectiveness of vaccines that have efficacy levels of over 90% so far, QNA said.
He also stressed the vitality of following the mandatory preventive methods outside homes even after taking the vaccine, as well as preserving the principle of “one bubble” in social visits in addition to not leaving the house except for some necessity in the coming period in order to fight the deadly disease and limit the further spread in Qatar.
He also emphasised that the new restrictions will not be easy, but will contribute to combating the pandemic and defeating the virus.
About the concept of carrying out the bubble system, he expounded that it means that a group that meets frequently - with a limited number of people - does not mix with members of other families as much as possible. This also applies to all friends who meet frequently, so that their number is restricted and fixed without mixing with others.
Dr al-Khal concluded by saying that, “If we can keep these bubbles within one family and the same group of friends, we will be able to contain the virus.”
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