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Oman to give 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine starting Sunday
MUSCAT, Jan. 16, 2021 (BSS/Xinhua) – The target groups in Oman will receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine starting Sunday, official Oman News Agency (ONA) reported Saturday.
“In line with the schedule for the implementation of the national campaign for immunization against COVID-19, the second dose of the vaccine for the same target groups that received the first dose a few weeks ago was scheduled to begin on Sunday,” ONA quoted a Health Ministry statement as saying.
A total of 24,204 people in Oman have received the first dose of the vaccine by Jan. 15, according to the ministry statement.
Oman has so far reported 131,264 COVID-19 cases, including 123,593 recoveries and 1,509 deaths.
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