QNCC, Al Wakra vaccination centres to close this week

The vaccination centre at the Qatar National Convention Center and the Al Wakra Drive-Through Vaccination Center and will both close this week as the opening of the new Qatar Vaccination Center significantly boosting capacity of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.

This follows the closure of Lusail Drive-Through Vaccination Center on June 23.

June 29 was the last day of operation for the QNCC facility and that of Al Wakra COVID-19 will be Wednesday (June 30).

More than 3 lakh people have visited the drive-through centers for their second dose vaccines. However, the summer temperatures continuing to rise and the conditions have become very challenging for staff and service users.

“With the new Qatar Vaccination Center – for Business and Industry Sector providing capacity for more than 25,000 doses a day, and continuing capacity for 15,000 doses a day across our 27 health centers, the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program maintains capacity for up to 40,000 doses a day,” explained Dr. Mariam Abdulmalik, Managing Director of Primary Healthcare Corporation.