Dubai: Oman has categorically denied all rumours on social media that vaccines had been made available to all age groups in the country, local media reported.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the country’s Ministry of Health said that only target groups could get vaccinated at the moment.
“The Ministry of Health would like to deny what has been circulated on social media channels that it will vaccinate all community groups. MoH clarifies that the vaccination is limited to the target groups only, which have been announced in advance,” the statement said.
The ministry made it clear that it will announce any expansion for the target groups via its social media platforms.
Nearly 200,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been given to people across the country, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health; 198,563 people have so far been administered the vaccine. These include 37,185 healthcare workers. Muscat governorate accounts for about 30 per cent of people vaccinated, at 58,643.
The lowest vaccination rate was in Al Wusta, where 1,295 people have been provided vaccines. The northern Musandam region has reported 13,987 inoculations.
Nearly 50,000 people in the Batinah regions (28,242 in the north, and 18,768 in the south) have also been vaccinated.
In the Sharqiyah governorates, vaccines have been administered to more than 22,000 people (10,126 in the north and 12,556 in the south).
In the southern Dhofar region, some 12,994 have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
In Al Dhahirah, vaccines have been distributed to 12,951 people, and in Al Dakhiliyah, vaccine jabs stand at 23,179. In Al Buraimi, inoculations were provided to 5,822 people.
