Vaccination limited to citizens for now: MoH

Fintas Health Center timings

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 19: The Ministry of Health has announced that the winter vaccination campaign for the year 2020/2021 is limited to citizens at present, taking into consideration the current circumstances the country is going through due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, reports Al-Qabas daily.

In a press statement, the ministry affirmed that the preventive health centers designated to carry out seasonal vaccinations to be protected against the most common causes of viral respiratory diseases - influenza and bacterial (pneumococcal) - will serve only the citizens for now.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health on Friday issued a clarification regarding the timings of Fintas Health Center for serving citizens and expatriates, reports Al-Rai daily.

The ministry disclosed the center serves those residing in Fintas, Egaila and Mahboula - citizens in the morning and expatriates in the evening.

In other news, the increasing number of coronavirus infections among employees in the Ministry of Education has prompted the Information Systems Department to coordinate with the Ministry of Health regarding the establishment of an electronic link for monitoring those returning from abroad who are obliged to quarantine for a period of 14 days, as well as those with infectious diseases; in a bid to track down those who violate the relevant regulations, reports Al-Anba daily.

The daily obtained a copy of the letter that acting Ministry of Education Undersecretary Faisal Al-Maqsid sent to the Ministry of Health.