MoPH urges everyone to get vaccinated as Qatar exceeds 4mn doses

With Qatar Wednesday crossing the 4mn vaccine doses milestone against Covid-19, healthcare officials are urging those yet to be vaccinated to go for it at the earliest, especially some of the vulnerable groups. As of Wednesday, 4,012,536 doses of vaccine have been given since the start of the National Vaccination Campaign which was launched on December 23, 2020. The Ministry of public Health announced that a “Significant milestone reached for the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme as the total number of doses administered passes 4 million.”A total of 21,570 doses were provided in the last 24 hours. With this 88.8% of the eligible population - 12 years and above - has received at least one dose of the vaccine, taking the vaccinated to 77% of the total population. The Ministry also urged everyone to get vaccinated at the earliest. “Thank you everyone who has taken the vaccine. If you have not yet been vaccinated, act now to protect yourself, your family and help us return to normal life. Book your vaccination appointment today,” said the MoPH message.Meanwhile Dr Najat Khenyab, National Health Strategy 2018-2022 Lead for Healthy Women Leading to Healthy Pregnancies, in a video message motivated the pregnant to get vaccinated at the earliest. Dr Khenyab noted: “ The WHO guidelines suggest that pregnant women are at higher risk of complications from the Covid virus than other women of their age. Around the world, thousands of pregnant women have taken the vaccine mainly with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and so far no serious side effects have been reported.”“With delta variant now identified in Qatar and around the world, it is more important than ever for pregnant women to get vaccinated This variant is fast transmittable and causes more severe symptoms on those affected. So vaccination is very important for pregnant women to protect themselves and their babies, “explained, Dr Khenyab “So act now and book an appointment soon to receive Covid-19 vaccine to protect yourselves and your unborn babies from severe illness from Covid-19,” she added.