Kuwait plans to increase the rate of vaccination and to vaccinate 1.5 million citizens and residents out of the 2.5 million people before the last 10 days of Ramadan, as the vaccination is reducing the infection rate, Al Anbaa reported.

The sources told the daily that Kuwait has vaccinated around 650,000 people and the Ministry of Health (MoH) plans to complete the vaccination of 1 million people by the 22nd April, or 10th of Ramadan. MoH also plans to increase the speed of daily vaccination to vaccinate 21,000 people per day.

During the next ten days of Ramadan, i.e. on the 20th Ramadan, MoH plan to reach the vaccination of 1.5 million out of the total target of vaccinating 2. 5 million people.

In normal circumstances, Kuwait will be able to vaccinate up to 60% of the population which is the initial percentage required to achieve herd immunity and return to normal life.

Health sources expressed their optimism about the increased turnout for vaccination registration, especially after the decrease in the number of elderly hospitalizations who underwent vaccination, indicating that neither hospital patients nor intensive care from those vaccinated are not among hospital patients nor intensive care vaccinated.

The sources stressed that the vaccine does not prevent infection, but relieves the symptoms in the event of infection, and protects against death due to the Coronavirus.

SOURCE : TK