MoH adopts antibody analysis to track previous Covid-19 infection
Nursing students training eyed at Mishref center
The Ministry of Health announced it has adopted measures to possibly valuate the antibodies of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) within a specific data that has been approved and not to evaluate or measure the number of antibodies after vaccination.
The ministry said in a press statement some of these analyses detect different types of IgG-IgM antibodies, so they do not have the ability to detect special antibodies resulting from vaccination.
In a related context, the ministry said the Oxford vaccine, which is produced in Russia, is licensed and approved by the AstraZeneca company and that the manufacturing process and all procedures are under its supervision because it is the licensing company.
With regard to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the ministry stated that it has received the third batch of the vaccine after the results of its samples matched the technical specifications and ensured that they were stored in accordance with the approved temperatures and storage conditions.
Confirmed
The sources confirmed the effectiveness of the first dose of the Oxford vaccine increases with the extended period of the second dose to more than 12 weeks, as indicated by scientific studies and realistic statistics.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health plans to induct 500 nursing students into the health area to be posted at Kuwait Vaccination Centers in Mishref, Jaber Bridge, and a number of ministry facilities to support medical staff during the Corona pandemic, reports Al-Anba daily.
The Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and the Ministry of Health, has worked on the financial cost of hiring 500 nursing students from the College and Institute of Nursing to support medical staff during the Corona pandemic, based on the decision taken by the Council of Ministers.
Informed sources told the daily the students will be screened over a period of 6 months to enable them to give them practical experience and qualify them to work in health facilities in future.
The sources stated the students – both male and female – will be paid 100 dinars each monthly stipend.
The Cabinet during a previous session had given the nod for the Ministry of Health request to use 500 male and female students from the College and Institute of Nursing to fill the shortage in the Ministry of Health facilities during the Corona pandemic.