On the national antiCovid-19 vaccination program, Balbisi said that the number of first dose recipients reached about 4 million, while the number of two doses recipients reached 3.6 million.
The vaccination rate for the target group, he added, reached 60 per cent for the first dose, and 55 per cent for both doses, while the number of target groups over the age of 18 is 6.4 million people.
Balbisi urged people to receive the vaccine, stressing that reaching safety requires giving 75 per cent of the target group two doses of the vaccine, and that Jordan has 3.5 million doses of vaccine that are sufficient for until the end of this year.
On the third booster dose, Balbisi revealed that the ministry and the Epidemiology Committee debate to expand giving third dose to all age groups provided that they had received both doses 6 months prior, in order to enhance community immunity.
He said that those who received the vaccine, aged 12 to 17, reached 180,000, out of 1.3 million people, stressing that there is no obligation to vaccinate this group. He called on their families to approve of receiving vaccinations, pointing out that schools will require parents’ approval to give vaccinations to students, and to contact the ministry to reach the school and give the vaccine.
Balbisi called on citizens to adhere to preventive measures and distancing, following citizens’ negligence of these measures, calling on everyone not to pursue rumors and get news and information from its official sources, especially since the ministry will not hide any information about the developments of the epidemiological situation.
Concluding the interview, Balbisi disclosed that the ministry and the Princess Haya Center for Biotechnology at the Jordan University of Science and Technology and the Royal Medical Services are conducting genetic sequencing tests, to detect new genetic strains, stressing that no new strains have been recorded, as delta is still spreading in Jordan.
SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY