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The Minister of Health talks about a third booster dose of the Corona vaccine

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publish date 2021-08-17 20:11:36

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Today, Tuesday evening, Minister of Health, Dr. Firas Al-Hawari, indicated in press statements to Al-Mamlaka Channel, the necessity of taking a third booster dose of the Corona virus for people with low immunity., indicating “We will make a list of diseases that affect immunity and that we encourage owners to take this third dose.

Al-Hawari gave an example of this with patients suffering from cancer, bone marrow transplantation, kidney failure, and all diseases known to cause immune deficiency.

Al-Hawari indicated in statements that the ministry will display this list on the ministry’s website and through the media.

Regarding his meeting with the Epidemiology Committee, he said, “The committee was keen to send a message of encouragement to all pregnant and lactating women about the need to take vaccinations, because the virus in its new version, Delta, is rapidly spreading and highly contagious and has significant side effects, especially after its effectiveness and safety has proven.”

Regarding the vaccination process, Al-Hawari indicated that “our numbers are constantly improving, and we are approaching 3 million and 300 thousand doses with tomorrow’s first dose, and we have exceeded 2 million and 600 thousand for the second dose.”

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