Corona virus disease (Covid-19) and contraindications to taking the Corona vaccine for all ages Ministry of Health

The General Administration of Health Care stressed the need to take all preventive measures in the face of the new epidemic of the Corona virus, Covid 19, and underlined the importance of receiving the vaccine against the Corona virus as the most important tool. important in dealing with and preventing infection, but there is a group of groups who are prohibited from taking the Corona vaccine, which will be mentioned in detail in the following lines.

Corona virus vaccine

The General Health Care Administration said that preventive measures against Corona virus The new measures include maintaining a social distance between people, wearing masks and keeping surfaces clean and disinfected to prevent infection, and she stressed the need to vaccinate all groups against the emerging corona virus, adding that the effectiveness of vaccination exceeds 86% to prevent 100% of serious complications.

Contraindications of the Corona vaccine

The General Health Care Administration called on citizens to get vaccinated through the health ministry website and register data to reserve vaccines, adding that the vaccines are safe and effective, but authorities have revealed five categories excluded from obtaining Corona vaccine. , as following:

• Children under 18.
• pregnant women.
• Breastfeed with an infant less than 6 months old.
• Beneficiary of any type of vaccinations or immunizations within 14 days before taking the Corona vaccine.
• Patients with Corona virus can be vaccinated once they have fully recovered.

Preventive measures followed by the Administration of the General Health Care Authority

The administration of the Public Health Authority has taken a number of preventive measures in its medical establishments in order to deal with the spread of the epidemic with the spread of the Corona virus in some countries of the world, including the following:

• Set up medical tents.
• Initial examination of people visiting medical facilities.
• Create a safe corridor in hospitals to prevent the mixing of people infected and uninfected with HIV.
• Call 15344 to open a medical service.
• Fixing appointments for examination in health centers and units.
• Launch of the remote medical consultation service, in addition to the free medical consultation hotline for all medical specialties.
• Track patients in quarantine at home via the number 01552139299
• Participation in the vaccination initiative for medical personnel.
• Patients with chronic diseases are vaccinated, and the hospital environment is also protected from the novel coronavirus (coronavirus disease).