Covid-19 vaccination plan approved, says Majroh

KABUL (Pajhwok): Medical staff, security forces and media persons would be given priority in administration of coronavirus vaccine, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Thursday.

According to the ministry, 500,000 vaccine doses from India and another 1.3 million doses would arrive in the country soon.

The first batch of vaccine provided by India arrived in Kabul on February 7 and was handed over to the Afghan government.

Acting Public Health Minister Dr. WaheedMajroh said the vaccine administration plan had been approved by the National Security Council and the process would start after the World Health Organisation approved the vaccine.

He added it would take more than a week to get vaccine confirmation from the World Health Organisation.

Majroh said in the first stage, 128,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine would be administered to public and private sector health workers, in the second stage 250,000 doses would be given to security and defense personnel while in the third stage media persons and journalists would get the vaccine.

He said the Afghan government in cooperation with international organizations has the capacity to store 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine nation-wide.

Majroh said the Afghan government was taking steps to ensure provision of the vaccine to 60 percent of population or 20 million people. He added people under 18 years of age were not eligible for the vaccine.

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