Vaccination drive in Qatar remains on track: official

Dr Soha al-Bayat

The coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination drive in Qatar will continue at the desired rate even though one vaccination centre was closed recently and two more will cease to operate this week, a senior health official said, noting that these were temporary solutions meant to achieve the targeted rate of inoculation in the community. As announced by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) earlier, the Lusail drive-through vaccination centre was closed last week, to be followed by the closure of the Al Wakra drive-through and Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) vaccination facilities this week. Speaking to Qatar TV yesterday, Dr Soha al-Bayat, head of vaccination at the MoPH, said these facilities were set up to reach out to more people in a short time span in order to respond to the demands of that period. Despite their closure, the vaccination drive in the country would continue at an excellent rate through the 27 Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) health centres and the newly-opened Qatar Vaccination Centre – for Business and Industry Sector, in addition to the participation of a number of key entities in the vaccination campaign, such as Qatar Airways, Qatar Petroleum, the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence, Mowasalat (Karwa), and others, she noted.