The Palestinian Ministry of Health has launched a vaccination campaign against the Corona virus, starting with health and medical teams working in intensive care rooms in centers and hospitals treating Corona virus patients.
And the Minister of Health, Dr. May Al-Kaila, today, Tuesday, the campaign, where she received the vaccine, at Hogochvir Hospital in Turmus Aya, while the medical staff working in the intensive care rooms there were vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Health announced that it had received 2000 doses of Moderna vaccine, stressing that the priority for receiving anti-Coronavirus vaccinations is for cadres working in the health sector, as they are the group most in contact with patients, and the most at risk of contracting the Coronavirus.
The ministry added that the second category that will receive the vaccine is the elderly who are over 60 years old and those with chronic diseases, because if they are infected with the virus, they will be more likely to develop serious symptoms.
The Minister of Health indicated during the start of the vaccination campaign that this campaign will be completed with the Russian Sputnik vaccine, as 5,000 doses will arrive in Palestine within days, in addition to 37,000 doses from the Kovacs initiative launched by the Health Organization and the Global Alliance in order to ensure that countries of the world benefit from vaccines against the Covid pandemic -19.
And the Minister of Health added that the Palestinian government has bought AstraZanica vaccines, and they will also arrive in Palestine during the coming period.
The Minister of Health stated that the vaccination began as planned, based on the recommendations of the World Health Organization, while on Wednesday, part of the vaccinations will be transferred to the Gaza Strip.
She added that this campaign will continue alongside vaccinations until reaching the vaccination of 3 million and 200 thousand people in Palestine, and this matter will take months.
She said that 730 teams of medical and health cadres equipped for vaccination are distributed over the Ministry of Health centers around the country, and they will vaccinate the target groups as the vaccines arrive.
