New COVID vaccination campaign targets people above 16, vaccine-hesitant segment
Health Ministry, USAID and Royal Health Awareness Society join hands for vaccination campaign
By Batool Ghaith - Jul 07,2021 - Last updated at Jul 07,2021
Health Minister Feras Al Hawari and USAID’s Mission Director Sherry Carlin attend the launching of national COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of USAID)
AMMAN The Ministry of Health launched a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Royal Health Awareness Society, under the slogan “Don’t hesitate, protect yourself and protect others with the vaccine”.
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An ashtray with cigarette butts. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Asharq Al-Awsat
Already saddled with one of the world s highest rates of smoking, Jordan has seen the numbers lighting up soar since coronavirus restrictions began last year, sparking fears of a double epidemic.
Mounir Shana, who sells hookah waterpipes in the capital Amman, was rarely seen without a cigarette dangling from his lips even before the crisis.
But draconian restrictions imposed by the government have increased his intake. I ve been smoking more and more for the past year because of the psychological pressure of lockdowns, said 24-year-old Shana, lighting a fresh cigarette from the butt of his previous smoke as he talked.
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30/04/2021 - 03:54 Jordan has one of the highest rates of tobacco smokers in the world, with 70 percent of men lighting up Khalil MAZRAAWI AFP 4 min
Amman (AFP)
Already saddled with one of the world s highest rates of smoking, Jordan has seen the numbers lighting up soar since coronavirus restrictions began last year, sparking fears of a double epidemic.
Mounir Shana, who sells hookah waterpipes in the capital Amman, was rarely seen without a cigarette dangling from his lips even before the crisis.
But draconian restrictions imposed by the government have increased his intake.