3:08 PM
Monday 21 December 2020
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Books – Ahmad Jumaa:
The Ministry of Health and Population has officially identified the priority groups for obtaining the emerging coronavirus vaccine.
According to the website dedicated to registering applications for the vaccine, the first stage includes the groups most vulnerable to infection with the emerging corona virus and the groups most affected by infection if it occurs, and they are: medical teams involved in diagnosing and treating virus cases, followed by medical teams in general.
As for the groups most affected by the infection if it occurs, the following groups:
1- People with chronic diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic chest diseases, patients with kidney failure).
2- Patients who are immunocompromised, whether due to diseases or drugs.
3- Oncology patients.
4- The elderly.
The Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, said yesterday that the vaccine will be distributed to medical teams in isolation, fever and chest hospitals, as a start for the first phase, with the provision of dedicated centers in the governorates to provide the vaccine to the deserving categories of citizens.
She explained that the target groups will be registered to receive the vaccine, through an online application dedicated to registration and linked to a specific operating system, as the registration includes medical teams in isolation, fever and chest hospitals as a first stage, and special data will be entered and all information about the vaccine will be made available for review, and doses will be provided to the crews. After registering through the application, follow-up and make sure to receive the second dose after 21 days.
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