{"id":85246,"date":"2021-11-22T13:44:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T10:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=85246"},"modified":"2021-11-22T13:55:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T10:55:37","slug":"kuwait-moh-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shot-improves-immunity-decreases-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/kuwait-moh-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shot-improves-immunity-decreases-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 vaccine booster shot improves immunity, decreases infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The official spokesperson of the Kuwaiti Health Ministry Dr. Abduallah Al-Sanad stressed, Monday, the importance of receiving the third coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine booster shot to improve the immunity system and decrease the number of infections.<\/p>\n<p>The booster shot, offered to ages 18 and above, are now available without any scheduled appointments, and they should be taken after a period of no less than six months of receiving the second vaccine shot, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, individuals immunity deficiency and cancer patients should receive the third shot in a period of less than six months of receiving the second shot after the required medical evaluation, he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The national COVID-19 vaccination campaign continues offering its services in Kuwait vaccination center in the International Exhibition Halls of Mishref area, he said, adding that halls 5 and 6 offer vaccination from Sunday to Thursday, starting from 9:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. local-time, and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 P.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>&#8211; KUNA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official spokesperson of the Kuwaiti Health Ministry Dr. Abduallah Al-Sanad stressed, Monday, the importance of receiving the third coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine booster shot to improve the immunity system and decrease the number of infections. 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