Kuwait to vaccinate teenagers aged 12-15 against COVID-19

Source: Xinhua| 2021-07-16 03:08:18|Editor: huaxia

KUWAIT CITY, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait will vaccinate teenagers aged 12 to 15 against COVID-19 next week, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Thursday.

Teenagers of this age group will receive two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine before the start of the new academic year in September, the ministry' Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a press statement.

In March, Kuwaiti Health Minister Bassel Al-Sabah announced the resumption of study at schools from September, affirming that all students, teachers, and administrative bodies will complete the vaccination by then.

Kuwait reported 1,385 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally of inflections to 382,084, while the death toll rose by 16 to 2,174. Enditem

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