<p>The Persian Gulf state of Oman has launched its Covid-19 inoculation campaign, with the sultanate's health minister receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.</p>.<p>State-run media reported that the first batch of 15,600 doses was flown in industrial freezers to Muscat International Airport last week to vaccinate a priority group of older adults, health care workers and those with underlying health conditions starting on Sunday.</p>.<p>Another 28,000 doses of the vaccine by American drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are expected to arrive next month.</p>.<p>Oman says it aims to vaccinate 60% of its roughly 5 million people. The Health Ministry said the initial phase of the vaccination campaign would cover 20% of the population due to temporarily limited supply.</p>.<p>The virus outbreak in Oman has infected over 128,000 people and killed more than 1,400. The country closed all official points of entry last week over fears of the fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus.</p>.<p id="page-title"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html"><strong>Coronavirus Worldometer | 15 countries with the highest number of cases, deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic</strong></a></p>
<p>The Persian Gulf state of Oman has launched its Covid-19 inoculation campaign, with the sultanate's health minister receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.</p>.<p>State-run media reported that the first batch of 15,600 doses was flown in industrial freezers to Muscat International Airport last week to vaccinate a priority group of older adults, health care workers and those with underlying health conditions starting on Sunday.</p>.<p>Another 28,000 doses of the vaccine by American drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are expected to arrive next month.</p>.<p>Oman says it aims to vaccinate 60% of its roughly 5 million people. The Health Ministry said the initial phase of the vaccination campaign would cover 20% of the population due to temporarily limited supply.</p>.<p>The virus outbreak in Oman has infected over 128,000 people and killed more than 1,400. The country closed all official points of entry last week over fears of the fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus.</p>.<p id="page-title"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html"><strong>Coronavirus Worldometer | 15 countries with the highest number of cases, deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic</strong></a></p>