Omani Ministry of Health: The Sultanate received one hundred thousand (100,000) doses of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca with the University of Oxford, which is produced by the Indian Serum Institute for the Prevention of Coronavirus Covid-19 as a gift from the friendly Republic of India to the Sultanate of Oman.
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Omani Ministry of Health
Press Release
The Sultanate receives 100 thousand doses of Covid-19 vaccine from India
The Sultanate of Oman received today (Sunday) at the Ministry
headquarters 100,000 doses of Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine as a gift provided from the friendly Republic of India which is manufactured by Serum Institute of India.
In the handover ceremony, H.E. Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Saidi, Minister of Health represented the Sultanate while H.E. Munu Mahawar, Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Sultanate represented the Government of India.
On his side, H.E. Munu Mahawar, Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Sultanate highlighted the strong cooperation between both the countries in the wake of COVID19 and stated, “India has always shouldered global responsibility at times of crisis and is a dependable & reliable friend of Oman”.
The gift of COVID19 vaccine to Oman is in line with the commitment given by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi that India’s vaccine production and delivery capacity would be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis. India has already supplied COVID19 vaccines to a number of countries.
The Ambassador also thanked His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik and the Government of Oman for taking good care of Indian nationals during the pandemic.
On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Government of the Sultanate and the Omani people, H.E. Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Saidi, Minister of Health expressed his thanks for the friendly Indian government for providing the doses of the vaccine against Covid19 to the Sultanate.
Al-Saidi welcomed the Government of India’s gesture to gift 100,000 doses of COVID19 vaccine and commended the cooperation between the two countries. He lauded India’s leading role in the global fight against COVID19 and the support that India has been extending to its friends and partners in their efforts. The Minister of Health indicated that the Serum Institute of India is one of the largest vaccine factories in the world. He stressed that the step to obtain the vaccine promotes the global efforts aimed at overcoming the Covid19 pandemic and to make the vaccine available for all the people in the world.
Furthermore, Al-Saidi pointed out that the vaccine will provide protection for all, and its effectiveness, safety and results have been laboratory confirmed. He added that it is important to have an interval of at least four weeks between the first and second dose when taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The Minister of Health assured that it is not possible for those who have received the first dose of Pfizer vaccine to receive the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. He clarified that the initial evidences showed that the new strain of Covid19- responds to treatment with the various vaccines manufactured for Covid19.
It is worth mentioning that India’s Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Oman’s Ministry of Health have conducted a training program, covering administrative and operational aspects, prior to the delivery of the vaccine, for Oman’s Ministry of Health officials.
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