While vaccination is a safe and effective way to avoid Covid-19, it is also important to adhere to precautionary measures that would contribute to return to normal life as soon as possible.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed the safety of the vaccines used in the Sultanate and added that no serious complications have been reported from vaccinated target groups.
Dr. Reda bin Issa al Lawati, an internal medicine expert, has said that rumors have created a reluctance among some people to take doses, which often result in people falling ill and getting hospitalized.
At the same time, a large number of people take doses without fear.
He stated that among the safe and effective vaccines used in the Sultanate, the first to be used and approved by all countries is Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines. With trials conducted on 44,000, it has a efficiency percentage of 95%.
Oxford-AstraZeneca is also approved n the Sultanate, The single dose of this vaccine protects against the virus by 76%, which touches 82.4% in the first three months after the second dose, and may reach 91.7%. It is approved to take the second dose 12-16 weeks after the first dose.
Al Lawati said that the number of cases in the Sultanate has increased with over 1,000 inpatients, including over 300 in intensive care units. Last week, a record 160 inpatients were hospitalized in one day.
He said the increase in the number of cases will add to the workload of the health sector and medical staff working in health institutions.
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