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Qatar Vaccination Center administers over 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses

Published: 15 Jan 2022 - 06:17 pm | Last Updated: 15 Jan 2022 - 06:18 pm
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The Peninsula Online

Doha: The Qatar Vaccination Center for Business and Industry Sector in Bu Garn has administered more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses since opening on Sunday 9 January.  The Center administers COVID-19 vaccines to key business and industry workers.

Booster doses making up the majority of vaccines administered. First and second doses will also be administered to eligible people, Hamad Medical Corporation tweeted on its website.

It also said that “Businesses are encouraged to contact the Unit and schedule vaccination appointments for their eligible staff by emailing QVC@hamad.qa.”

The opening of the center comes within the framework of increasing the capacity of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program as it vaccinated about 10,000 people on its first day of work.

Qatar Vaccination Center for Business and Industry Sector works from Sunday to Thursday from 7 am to 5 pm and employs about 500 employees, including 400 medical staff, with 280 vaccination places at the same time.

The center was established as a result of cooperation between the Ministry of Public Health and HMC, with the support of the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and ConocoPhillips - Qatar.