Kuwait City: The interval between the two doses of AstraZeneca has been reduced.
According to the details, the interval between the two doses of Oxford AstraZeneca has been reduced to expedite the vaccination process in Kuwait.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has decided that the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be given 6 weeks after the first dose instead of 3 months.
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Citizens and residents have started receiving messages in the last few days to determine their second dose.
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The decision comes as Kuwait is stepping up its vaccination campaign to boost the immunity of 70% of the population within a month, with reports that the Ministry of Health has received a new shipment of the Oxford vaccine. , Which contains about one million doses.
Health Minister Sheikh Dr. Basil Al-Sabah said on Twitter on Tuesday that vaccination for Kuvid 19 had reached 70% of the population in Kuwait, adding that there had been a steady decline in coronavirus-related deaths, infections and hospital admissions. Has been