Syrian refugee camp in KRG receives coronavirus vaccine: Medical source
ERBIL, KRG, Iraq (North Press) – On Saturday, a doctor supervising the distribution of coronavirus vaccines in Domiz Camp for Syrian refugees in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) announced that the quantity of the vaccine can cover all the residents of the camp.
Domiz Camp is the first camp for Syrian refugees in KRG in which the vaccine is available to all its residents, after it was distributed to a limited number of refugees of the Qushtapa Camp in Erbil governorate.
“The rumors that the people reported a while ago hindered the vaccination process. We do not know the reason behind these rumors, and the people have unexplained doubts,” Abdul Hamid Dawoud, the doctor supervising the distribution of the vaccines told North Press.
Rumors circulated by residents in the region warned of the danger of the coronavirus vaccine, and questioned the possibility of its safe storage.
“The Directorate General of Health in Dohuk governorate conducted awareness campaigns to counter the rumors and to confirm the level of safety and storage of the vaccines,” Dawoud added.
For three weeks, 50 Syrian refugees have been receiving the vaccine in Domiz Camp per day.
The camp, the largest refugee camp in the KRG which was established late in 2011, is home to 30,000 refugees, according to the camp management.
Dawoud considered that “the vaccine is stored in Dohuk according to the appropriate conditions, and the necessary quantities are transported daily to the camp.”