Health Ministry begins administering COVID-19 vaccines to 12-year-olds

Jordan

Published: 2021-07-25 11:44

Last Updated: 2024-04-26 01:45


Health Ministry begins administering COVID-19 vaccines to 12-year-olds
Health Ministry begins administering COVID-19 vaccines to 12-year-olds

The Ministry of Health decided to reduce the age of vaccination against the coronavirus to 12 years, starting Sunday, without prior appointment.

The ministry indicated that the vaccination will be optional. The Pfizer vaccine will be used specifically for those under the age of 18, and with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

In a north Madaba health center, vaccines began to be given to adolescents and children over the age of 12.

The twin brothers, Sultan and Salma Abu Wendy, received the first two 12-year-old children to receive the jabs, amid a great demand from citizens to receive the vaccine, in an indication that the culture of receiving the vaccine is growing because of its importance in building and forming herd immunity.

The ministry indicated that the first dose vaccination centers and the type of vaccination will be announced daily on the ministry's website, its pages on social media, and local media.

Here are the names of the centers and the vaccines that are being administered in each:

- Al Hussein Sports City gate three drive thru (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Abu Nsair Comprehensive Health Center (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Orange Digital Village Center drive thru (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Ahli Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Jazeera Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Rashid Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Middle East Eye Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Kindi Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Makassed Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Abdulhadi Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Palestine Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Marka Specialty Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Al Khalidi Hospital and Medical Center (Amman) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Aqaba Health Affairs Directorate (Aqaba) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Prince Ali Bin Hussein Military Hospital (Karak) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Borma Health Center (Jerash) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Princess Haya Military Hospital (Ajloun) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Mal'ab Al-Baladi Prince Ali Sports Stadium (Mafraq) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Zatari Comprehensive Health Center (Mafraq) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- North Madaba Comprehensive Health Center (Madaba) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Petra Comprehensive Health Center (Ma'an) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Tafilah Comprehensive Health Center (Tafilah) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Ramtha Education Sports Stadium (Irbid) - AstraZeneca

- Irbid Culture Center (Irbid) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Jordan University of Science and Technology main gate/sports hall (Irbid) - Pfizer- BioNTech

- Irbid Camp Improvement Committee Yarmouk Hall (Irbid) - Sinopharm

- Hassan Sports City drive thru (Irbid) - Sinopharm

- Al Hassan Industrial Zone (Irbid)- Sinopharm

- Habras Comprehensive Health Center (Irbid) - AstraZeneca

- Sharkhabeel Bin Hasna Municipal Center (Irbid) - Sinopharm

- Deir Abi Saeed Youth Center (Irbid) - AstraZeneca

- North Shouneh Comprehensive Health Center (Irbid) - AstraZeneca

- Taybeh Comprehensive Health Center (Irbid) - AstraZeneca

- Qamim Comprehensive Health Center (Irbid) - AstraZeneca

- Jordan Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Al Bashir Hospitals (Amman) - AstraZeneca

- Bayader Specialty Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Specialty Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Al-Haramain Specialty Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Al Hayat Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Al-Khansa Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Royal Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Dar Al-Salam Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Amman Surgical Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Luzmilla Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Quwaira Comprehensive Health Center (Aqaba) - AstraZeneca

- Prince Hashem bin Abdullah Military Hospital (Aqaba) - AstraZeneca

- Islamic Hospital (Aqaba) - Sinopharm

- Rabah Health Center (Karak) - AstraZeneca

- Safi Health Center (Karak) - AstraZeneca

- Al-Qatranah Health Center (Karak) - AstraZeneca

- South Mazar Health Center (Karak) - AstraZeneca

- Faqou' Health Center (Karak) - Sinopharm

- Prince Ali bin Hussein Military Hospital (Karak) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Zatari Camp for Syrian Refugees (Mafraq) - AstraZeneca

- Chest Diseases Hospital/Mafraq Health Affairs Directorate (Mafraq) - AstraZeneca

- Irhab Comprehensive Health Center (Mafraq) - AstraZeneca

- North Badia Hospital Center (Mafraq) - AstraZeneca

- Ruwaished Hospital (Mafraq) - Sinopharm

- King Talal Military Hospital (Mafraq) - AstraZeneca

- Jerash Comprehensive Health Center (Jerash) - AstraZeneca

- Razi Comprehensive Health Center (Irbid) - AstraZeneca

- Balqa Applied University sports hall gate four (Balqa) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Baqaa Camp Improvement Committee (Balqa) - AstraZeneca

- Maadi Secondary School for Girls (Balqa) - AstraZeneca

- South Shouneh Comprehensive Health Center - AstraZeneca

- Fuheis Health Center (Balqa) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Ain Basha Comprehensive Health Center (Balqa) - Pfizer BioNTech

- Salt General Hospital (Balqa) - AstraZeneca

- Zarqa University Zarki Stage gate four (Zarqa) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Hajj Affairs Society (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Zarqa Camp Improvement Committee (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Rafida Islamic College (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Azraq Camp (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Prince Mohammed Youth City drive thru (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Italian Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Youth Hostel - Hussein Sports City gate seven (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Israa University sports hall north gate (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Zaitounah University sports hall gate one (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Applied Science Private University gate three sports hall (Amman) - AstraZeneca

- Al Hussein Parks gate three drive thru (Amman) - Sinopharm

- King Abdullah Parks/Muqabalein gate two drive thru (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Diwan Al-Hamlan opposite Jordan River Foundation (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Diwan of Al-Ajarmah Tribe Naour (Amman)  - Sinopharm

- Prince Faisal Hall No. one/ King Abdullah II City Qwiesmeh (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Ya Hala Hall 2/ Al-Hussein Sports City Gate one (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Nsair Camp Improvement Committee (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Abu Nsair Comprehensive Health Center (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Jubeiha Comprehensive Health Center (Amman) - AstraZeneca 

- Qweismeh Comprehensive Health Center (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Tabarbour Comprehensive Health Center (Amman) - AstraZeneca

- Wadi Seer Comprehensive Health Center (Amman) - AstraZeneca

- Sahab Cultural Center/Salboud (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Bin Haitham Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Istiklal Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Israa Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Islamic Hospital (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Prince Hamzah Hospital (Amman) - AstraZeneca

- Azraq Comprehensive Health Center (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Al-Dhlail Comprehensive Health Center (Zarqa) - Sinopharm

- Prince Faisal Governmental Hospital (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Prince Hashem Bin Hussein Military Hospital (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Al Hikma Modern Hospital (Zarqa) - Sinopharm

- Zarqa New Government Hospital (Zarqa) - AstraZeneca

- Tafilah Health Affairs Directorate (Tafilah) - Sinopharm

- Basira Comprehensive Health Center (Tafilah) - Sinopharm

-Tafilah Comprehensive Health Center (Tafilah) - AstraZeneca

- Prince Zaid Military Hospital (Tafilah) - Sinopharm

- Jordan University north gate drive thru (Amman) - Sinopharm

- Jordan University student affairs fate/sports hall (Amman) - AstraZeneca

- Istishari Hospital (Amman) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Ittihad Al-Ramtha Club (Irbid) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Jerash Sports Stadium (Jerash) - Sinopharm

- Ishtafena Comprehensive Health Center (Ajloun) - AstraZeneca

- Prince Hassan Comprehensive Health Center/Kafranja (Ajloun) - AstraZeneca

- Ajloun Comprehensive Health Center (Ajloun) - AstraZeneca

- Professional Associations Complex (Madaba) - AstraZeneca

- Dhiban Health Center (Madaba) - AstraZeneca

- Madaba Comprehensive Health Center (Madaba) - Pfizer-BioNTech

- Al-Jafr Health Center (Ma'an) - Sinopharm

- Husseiniya Comprehensive Health Center (Ma'an) - Sinopharm

- Raed Al-Shaheed Dhaifallah Al-Habahbeh Health Center (Ma'an) - Sinopharm

- Ma'an Comprehensive Health Center (Ma'an) - Pfizer-BioNTech