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Oman to administer booster COVID-19 vaccines to 18-plus population

A man receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the Omani capital Muscat on December 27, 2020. (File/AFP)
A man receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the Omani capital Muscat on December 27, 2020. (File/AFP)
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13 Dec 2021 02:12:39 GMT9
13 Dec 2021 02:12:39 GMT9
  • The latest infection numbers in the sultanate reflect a downward trend with less than 25 daily cases during the past month

Arab News

DUBAI: Oman’s 18-plus population would now be allowed to book boosters in a bid to counter the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant. 

The Ministry of Health will announce the target segments and the action plan at a later stage, according to a statement by Oman’s state news agency. 

“Epidemiological reports and analyses about the situation in the Sultanate of Oman point to a minor increase in positive cases, with hospitalizations and intensive care cases maintaining low rates,” the statement said, adding that 93 percent of the target population has already received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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