The Ministry of Health is considering providing a booster dose through the enhanced vaccine developed, in order to prevent Coronavirus and its mutants from increasing infections during the next few weeks, a local daily reported.
The sources stated that a shipment of the enhanced (booster) vaccine for Moderna will arrive in Kuwait soon, in preparation for the start of providing booster doses to those who wish to receive it, with the aim of confronting new mutations and building continuous immunity among members of society.
While the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday the detection of a mutant (XBB.1.5) in Kuwait that belongs to a subset of the Omicron mutant of the coronavirus.
The Ministry reaffirmed the stability of the epidemiological situation and lack of anxiety, at the same time with the importance of adhering to the prevention guidelines.
