Qatar’s National COVID-19 Vaccination Program: current priority groups and how to get the vaccine

Qatar’s National COVID-19 Vaccination Program: current priority groups and how to get the vaccine

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By QLNews

As Qatar continues to roll out its National COVID-19 Vaccination Program, the country’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) yesterday announced that more than 327,000 vaccine doses have been administered so far.

At least 10 percent of Qatar’s adult population has already gotten at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

With the success of the phased vaccination drive against COVID-19, the Ministry has highlighted some important information related to the current priority groups and how to get the vaccine.

Posted by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) on its Twitter page, this information has been shared in different languages including Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Tagalog, Tamil, Malayalam and Urdu.

1. People aged 50 years of age and above regardless of their health conditions

2. People with moderate chronic medical conditions

3. Additional healthcare professionals and other key workers in different ministries and industries, including teachers and administration staff in education.

Where can people get their vaccine and what is the process? 

1. All 27 PHCC primary health centers

The vaccine is offered in all PHCC health centers by invitation only according to the phased vaccination plan.

The targeted groups will receive an SMS invitation to come to their health center on a specified date and time.

2. Qatar National Convention Center

Teachers and school administration staff are being prioritized at QNCC. Moreover, the vaccine is offered to other professionals and key workers in different ministries and industries.

Attending QNCC is by invitation only.

The targeted groups will receive an SMS invitation to come to the vaccination center on the dates specified for both their first and second dose of the vaccine.

3. COVID-19 Drive-through Vaccination Center in Lusail

The Center caters only to people receiving their second dose.

PHCC will notify eligible people if their second dose will be administered at the Drive-Through Center or a primary health center.

People do not need a time-specific appointment to attend the drive-through center; they can attend at any time during operational hours on the due day of their second dose.

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By Molten Metal• 17 Mar 2021 10:36
Molten Metal

We are doing very fine ...... thanks .............

By treblabaluyot• 16 Mar 2021 13:55
treblabaluyot

just got lucky to be part of the priority group to which i got the 1st dose of vaccine already in QNCC...& i think the security should applied some strict measures/rules in allowing people to enter the vaccination area as a lot of people who doesn't have an appointment are in the queue and majority of the crowd doesn't follow social distancing anymore...

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