At the last meeting of the Government, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin noted that vaccination will take place in several stages. So, the first step will be vaccinated health workers infectious disease hospitals, ambulance, ICU, primary care, emergency rooms hospitals, CDC – about 100 thousand people. The stage will start on February 1, 2021. "Stage II – teachers of secondary schools, secondary schools, universities, medical workers of departmental medical services – 150 thousand people-since March. Stage III - teachers of boarding schools, DDU, students, people with chronic diseases-600 thousand people-from April. Stage IV – officers of the interior Ministry, emergencies Ministry, defense, national security Committee, medical staff in other hospitals, the staff of the PO and those with chronic diseases – 600 thousand people in may. Stage V-contingent and staff of medical and social institutions, employees of closed children's institutions and persons with chronic diseases-600 thousand people since June. Stage VI – the remaining contingent from the risk group from July to December for 600 thousand people. Thus, it is planned to vaccinate up to 6 million Kazakhstanis by the end of the year," he said.
Starting from the 2nd quarter of 2021, it is planned to connect to the vaccination process a drug of domestic production-QazCovid-In, which is currently in phase 3 of clinical trials.
Also, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan intends to introduce electronic vaccination passports for citizens, which will be kept in electronic format in the centralized system of the Ministry. At the same time, it is possible to manually enter information in the m-gov mobile application by the patient and by medical professionals in the web application.
Vaccination against coronavirus infection will be offered on a voluntary basis and only with the consent of the informed vaccinated person.
In accordance with article 77 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, citizens have the right to refuse to receive preventive vaccination.
Since Kazakhstan has entered the" red zone " for the spread of coronavirus infection, we remind you of the measures to prevent COVID-19: wear masks, use antiseptics, limit visits to crowded places, wash your hands thoroughly with soap. If you feel unwell or have symptoms, call 1406 or your local GP for a consultation.