Monday, November 23, 2020
Coronavirus Vaccine will be available for Free to Everyone in the Kingdom assures Saudi Arabia
The Deputy Minister of Health for Preventive Affairs in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdullah Al Asiri said that Covid-19 vaccine will be available to everyone in the Kingdom for free.
Saudi Arabia is getting vaccines for public health purposes and therefore it has not in the list of products that are chargeable said Al Asiri while speaking to Al Ekhbariya news.
- Al Asiri said "Most of the Corona vaccines are administered twice, except one". Children below 16 years of age will be excluded from receiving the vaccine at this stage". Earlier, he said that Kingdom will be one of the first countries in G20 and around the world to obtain good quantities of safe and effective vaccines to combat Covid-19. Trending : King Salman speech at G20 Summit
- The spokesperson of Ministry of Health, Dr. Muhammad Al Abdel Ali said Saudi Arabia will be one of the first countries to receive Corona virus vaccine. He also said that the the Corona vaccine will be available to everyone (Expats and Saudi Citizens) for free of charge in Saudi Arabia.
- He added, "We hope the Corona virus vaccines will cover 70% of the Saudi Arabia's population by the end of the year 2021".
- Al Abdel Ali said Saudi Arabia will receive delivery of those vaccines that must fulfill a number of specific conditions. The vaccine must be effective, safe and approved by concerned authorities. Read : Moderna and Pfizer claims to be 95% effective for Corona virus
- The critical cases of Corona virus decreased by 6.3% during the last week, Everyone needs to strictly stick to the precautionary measures and preventive protocols issued by competent authorities, he added.
