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The priority however will be to use it to vaccinate the Chinese community residing in the Sultanate.
There is a sizeable Chinese population living in Oman who will benefit from this batch. Per reports, Sinovac is to be taken in two shots 21 days apart.
The newly arrived vaccine consignment comes within the framework of bilateral relations and joint cooperation between the Sultanate of Oman and the People’s Republic of China.
Orderly manner
Omani Ministry of Health appreciated the gesture which was conveyed by China’s Ambassador to Oman, Li Lingbing.
In March this year, Chinese embassy in Oman, in order to resume the exchanges between Chinese and foreign people in an orderly manner, started facilitating visa issuance to travel to China.
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Third dose likely needed after receiving two Pfizer vaccine shots: MOH official
By: Times News Service
Muscat: People after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine will probably need a third booster dose 12 months later, an official from the Ministry of Health said.
An official from the Omani Ministry of Health spoke exclusively to Times of Oman, A person receiving two doses of Pfizer vaccine may need a third dose 12 months after the date of the second dose, according to the studies and researches as stated by Pfizer.”
He added, “The COVID-19 vaccine is similar to the rest of the vaccines, such as the influenza vaccine, where a person needs to receive the flu vaccine every 12 months.”