The candidates for Hajj 2023 are currently undergoing medical examinations and vaccinations as part of the preparatory procedures for heading to the Holy Bekaa, provided that this process is followed by the payment of dues at the level of the National Bank of Algeria, estimated at 770,000 dinars.
Examinations and vaccinations of the winning citizens in the Hajj lottery were launched at the level of neighborhood health institutions in most states of the country, and according to Ministry of Health Ministerial Delegate No. 09 of April 17, 2023 related to special vaccinations for pilgrims of the House of God for this year, which Al-Hiwar reviewed, the necessary vaccines include Covid 19 vaccine, as it is required for those heading to the Holy Bekaa to receive the Corona vaccine of any kind, and according to the requirements of the Ministry of Health for pilgrims who were previously vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine, they should submit a vaccination certificate in their medical files, and for pilgrims vaccinated with one dose of the Chinese or British vaccine receive Another dose of the “Johnson’s” vaccine. As for the pilgrims who are not fully vaccinated, they are required to be vaccinated with the “Johnson’s” vaccine, which contains one dose and is available in vaccination centers in the wilayats of the country.
The pilgrims are also subject to vaccination against meningitis, for people not previously attached, they must receive one dose of the vaccine at the level of the vaccination center, while vaccination is not required for people who have previously been vaccinated against meningitis before the expiration of five years, while it is mandatory for people who have passed More than five years after being vaccinated with this vaccine, given that the effectiveness of the meningitis vaccine is limited to five years.
According to the mission, the anti-paralysis vaccine is also compulsory for pilgrims, with only one dose, to prevent this dangerous disease, after a recent case of paralysis appeared in Algeria. In addition to the seasonal influenza vaccine and the diphtheria/tetanus dual vaccine.
On the other hand, the municipalities begin to summon 2,000 citizens who registered more than 10 times in the Hajj lottery and were not lucky enough to reach 70 years of age or older, in order to start preparations to go to the holy sites, by a decision of the President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who ordered the Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments to enable This category of ritual performance of Hajj.
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