New Delhi (NVI): Qatar has launched a free coronavirus vaccination campaign after the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the country on Tuesday.
The first vaccine was successfully given to 79-year-old Abdullah Al Kubaisi, former Qatar University president, today.
The vaccine will be administered in two doses, three weeks apart at seven primary health centres in the country.
The priority will be given to people who are aged 70 and above, people with multiple chronic conditions and key healthcare staff working in close contact with COVID-19 patients.
Reportedly, the first vaccination phase will run until January 31, 2021, meanwhile the government has said it expects to have enough vaccines to cover the country’s entire population in 2021.
Amid the global pandemic, Qatar has been able to restrict its number of cases and deaths by extensive testing.
On Wednesday, the health ministry announced 140 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total positive cases to date to 142,448 including 243 deaths.
-CHK
