As of Wednesday, February 24, Moroccans aged between 60 and 64, as well as people with chronic diseases, will be able to receive their dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The announcement was made on Sunday by the Ministry of Health.
Ramadan 2021 will begin in mid-April, on April 12 or 13. Moroccans are waiting to be informed about a possible lifting of certain restrictions in view of the progress of the vaccination campaign and the rate of vaccinated people.
Morocco now has 7 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, after receiving 500,000 additional doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine from Beijing on Tuesday. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health.
In terms of Covid-19 vaccination, Morocco has achieved in a few days a score that several other countries known for their progress in the field of Health have not yet reached, says Professor Abdellah Baddou in an interview. As of February 16, 2021, Morocco has already vaccinated 1,904,169 people.
Morocco has decided to set up a consortium of laboratories to identify the SARS-CoV2 variants circulating in Morocco. This announcement was made by the Ministry of Health.
Morocco expects to receive 4 million AstraZeneca vaccines this week, from India. Given the pace of the vaccination campaign, the Minister of Health estimates that the objective of vaccinating 30 million Moroccans will be achieved in 3 to 5 months.
The regional health directorate (DRS) of Fès -Meknès has denied the rumors of recent days reporting the death of two elderly people after being vaccinated against Covid-19. According to it, these fabricated information, have no other purpose than to sabotage the ongoing national vaccination campaign.
The Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb said that three new cases of the British variant have recently been recorded in Morocco.
The Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb said that Morocco aims to complete the vaccination operation in the next 3 to 5 months, in order to achieve collective immunity and ensure a return to normal life. The second dose of the vaccine will be administered from February 19.
Morocco joins the list of countries that have opted to use the anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm, for people aged 60 and over. In a press release, the Ministry of Health states that this decision is based on the opinion of the ad hoc National Scientific Committee for the development of the vaccination strategy against Sars-Cov-2.
The fear of contracting the coronavirus is pushing some officials to get vaccinated without meeting the requirements set by the health authorities. For having received the first dose when he was not authorized to do so, a peace officer was given a temporary suspension from work.
Launched on January 28 by King Mohammed VI , the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign is going well. Health Minister Khaled Aït Taleb has announced that nearly 308,308 people have already been vaccinated, and citizens continue to flock to vaccination centers.