Qatar to Start Receiving the Covid-19 Vaccine Before Month-End: MOPH Official

The first batch of Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Qatar in the coming weekdays said a Ministry of Public Health official.

Dr Abdul-Wahab Al-Musleh, Advisor to the Minister of Public Health for Sports and Emergency Affairs, explained that the ministry expects the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine will be coming to Qatar before the end of this month.

Dr Al-Musleh said this while on a show with Alkass Channel yesterday, adding that priority will be given to the elderly and those with chronic diseases and to the frontline workers.

He also said that gradually in the following months, the vaccine will reach the rest of the public.