AMMAN — More than 100,000 Jordanians received the third
dose of coronavirus vaccine since the beginning of the week, said Bassam
Hijjawi, member of the National Epidemiological Committee, according to Ad
Dustour newspaper.
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There were no complaints about side effects on the part of recipients,
said Hijjawi, urging citizens, particularly the elderly, health personnel and individuals
with compromised immunity, to get the booster vaccine.
Jordan is approaching the peak of the new wave, said Hijjawi, adding
that there is great demand for PCR tests and for getting vaccinated.
"Getting vaccinated would strengthen people's immunity and
protect them if the Omicron variant spreads, but the country must be prepared
to secure institutional quarantine and increase efforts to vaccinate citizens,”
he said.
While the effectiveness of the vaccine against the mutant
Omicron is unknown, it still protects against the Delta variant, which is still
spreading, stressed Hijjawi.
No cases of people infected with the Omicron variant were
detected; all infections recorded in Jordan are from the mutated Delta, he said.
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