Bahrain has become one of the first countries to offer the latest Pfizer XBB 1.5 booster shot as a protection against Covid-19 and its new variants.
The World Health Organization has reported a 52% increase in new coronavirus infections over the past four weeks, with more than 850,000 new infections.
The death toll has exceeded 3,000, raising concerns about the emergence of JN. The variant is one, accounting for 44.1% of the world’s Covid-19 cases.
JN. 1 was listed as another “variant of interest” this week after it was discovered in China, India and the United States. The first case of J.N. 1 was recorded in America in September.
JN. 1, which has more than 20 mutations, is a descendant of the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2.
Bahrain’s Ministry of Health has announced that the Pfizer XBB 1.5 vaccine will be available at several medical centers.
For ages 12 and older, the Pfizer XBB 1.5 vaccine will be available at Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Health Center in Hid, Jidafs Health Center, Sitra Health Center, Yousef Engineer Health Center, and Mohamed Jassim Kanu Health Center from 7:30 a.m. to pm. Vaccinations will be given until 7 p.m. said the Ministry of Health.
People between the ages of 5 and 11 will be vaccinated from December 27 at Harat Bu Maher Health Center, Hamad Qanu Health Center and Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Health Center You will be able to do this.
Dr. Mohammed Al Awadi, Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, said that receiving the new booster vaccination will strengthen the immunity of people, especially groups at high risk of contracting the new coronavirus.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has issued a notification outlining the specific symptoms of JN. There has been one case of the variant, but no cases of infection have been detected in Japan.
Dr. Hossam Hosni, head of the ministry’s scientific committee on coronavirus control, said: “While we cannot say that we are seeing a resurgence of major waves of new coronavirus infections, new variants are more contagious and vaccination is needed. There is a possibility that even people who have already been infected can become infected.”
Updated: December 24, 2023, 11:56 a.m.