As the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted: "February 1 Mass vaccination against COVID-19 has started in Kazakhstan. We use the world's experience against epidemics, and a vaccine is the only reliable means of overcoming a pandemic. All the costs of vaccinating citizens were borne by the state. I hope that our citizens who do not have contraindications will understand the importance and necessity of vaccination in the context of an unprecedented pandemic."
Last Tuesday, Elena Nikolaevna Tselisheva, director of the Tekeli City Hospital, spoke live about what has been done and how the first stage of vaccination against coronavirus is taking place in our city.
A target group of 1,863 people has been identified in the city of Tekeli. The first to be vaccinated will be medical workers: employees of the infectious diseases department, intensive care and emergency rooms, as well as primary health care workers – in the near future – 200 people.
Two vaccination rooms have been created on the basis of the hospital, as the vaccination will take place in two stages.
A waiting room has been created for 30-minute follow-up of vaccinated patients. In addition, we are provided with all the necessary equipment for the vaccination campaign. There are freezers, thermal containers, and everything that is necessary to maintain the cold chain from the vaccine warehouse to the patient.
I would like to note that vaccination in Kazakhstan is voluntary and will be carried out only with the written consent of the vaccinated person.
People undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection are recommended to get the vaccine six months after the end of treatment.