AMMAN — The
National Epidemiological Committee (NEC) has recommended that
children, aged 5 to 11, be vaccinated against
COVID-19, assuring that it is not
mandatory, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
During a
meeting held Tuesday evening, the committee also recommended that public
transport drivers and truckers receive a booster dose, if three months have
passed since they received the second jab, in addition to undergoing a PCR test
in the Kingdom every 72 hours.
Adviser at
the Prime
Ministry for Health Affairs and the COVID-19, Adel Balbisi, who is
also a member of the NEC, explained to Petra on Wednesday that the
recommendation comes after a noticeable effectiveness of the third booster dose
in raising immunity against the variant
Omicron.
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