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Qatar is expected to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 in a month, said a senior health official yesterday.
“We will be among the first countries to get the herd immunity in one month from now assuring that we can open in the coming months very soon for tourism. We will prefer vaccinated people in the first stage and then we can evaluate every case. The system is more sustainable for that,” said Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Public Health.
He was speaking during a virtual conference titled ‘Qatar Economic Development and Opportunities’, hosted by Doha Bank. Qatar’s rapid pace of mass vaccination drive has yielded positive results. More than half of the adult population has fully been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the data from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), 51 percent of total population (16 years and above) has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani said that now Qatar can move towards lifting of second phase of restrictions.
“The numbers are assuring us we can move to the phase 2. The decision will be taken very soon by the government for the phase 2 and this will help people to grow in the economy and can go forward in their normal practice,” said Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani.
He urged all eligible people, who have not taken coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine yet, to take the vaccine.
