Muscat: The Sultanate, on Sunday, will begin the vaccination campaign with the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-Coronavirus.
A statement issued online by Oman News Agency (ONA) said, "On Sunday, the Sultanate officially will begin the vaccination campaign with the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-Coronavirus (Covid 19) vaccine, targeting in the first stage the groups most vulnerable to the disease, including frontline workers, people with chronic diseases and the elderly."
"Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, produced by the American company Pfizer in cooperation with German BioNtech, is designed to stimulate the body's immune system to produce antibodies to the Covid-19 virus and fight it safely. It will consist of two doses, separated by 21 days," the statement added.