25 Million doses administered, 2nd dose can be taken at least 3 Weeks after 1st dose
Saudi Arabia has given more than 25 Million (25,066,453) doses of the Corona vaccine for free to its Saudi citizens, Resident expatriates and visitors so far in the Kingdom through its 587 vaccination centers. Like and Follow Saudi Expatriates on Facebook
According to Ministry's official figures, the Kingdom administered more than 18.44 million (18,444,017) first doses and 6.62 million (6,622,436) are second doses, while the elderly people received more than 1.44 million (1,440,226) doses of the vaccine.
- The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has clarified that the 2nd dose of the Corona vaccine can be taken 3 weeks after taking the first dose. See Also : Saudi Arabia to reach 70% community immunity against Covid-19 in the coming days
- This came in response to a inquiry received by the ministry, through its “SaudiMOH937” Twitter account, in which one of the user asked, How long is the period between the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine?
- According to the current recommendations, the 2nd dose of the Corona virus vaccine can be taken after at least three weeks after taking the 1st dose, said the ministry.
- The Health Ministry called everyone to take the step to register for vaccine through Sehhaty app. Recommend : Tawakkalna status is automatically updated by Ministry without Human intervention