Oman began the vaccination campaign and according to officials it will be held in three different governorates.
Froilan Cruz Diolosa, a 44-year-old healthcare worker became the first expat to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Diolosa who works with Ministry of Health received the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Oman kicked-off the vaccination campaign on Sunday with His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al Saidi, Minister of Health receiving the first dose.
BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, produced in collaboration between US Pfizer and German’s BioNTech, is designed to stimulate the immune system to make antibodies that protect against the virus. The vaccine will be given in two doses 21 days apart.
The first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine arrived in the Sultanate on Thursday via Muscat International Airport.
The consignment includes 15,600 doses of the vaccine, with a second consignment containing 28,000 doses scheduled to arrive by early January 2021.
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