Here Are The Vaccines Arab Countries Are Purchasing and Distributing

Here Are The Vaccines Arab Countries Are Purchasing and Distributing

Months after struggling with the many crises that resulted from the pandemic in terms of health systems and economic challenges, humanity is now feeling more optimistic about the near future, as several parasitical developers announced promising results of clinical trials of vaccines that are believed to prevent severe infections with the novel coronavirus.

Bracing for a brighter year in 2021, many countries have already started purchasing and distributing vaccines that are supposed to minimize the number of COVID19 cases over the next few months, as efforts to end the pandemic and combat the deadly virus have come to produce more than one successful shot.

The UK was the first country in the world to start giving vaccine shots to its most vulnerable groups, as healthcare workers and elderly individuals. The US, too, has started receiving vaccine shipments after its Food and Drug Administration FDA has approved using the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for distribution. But what about our part of the world? 

Saudi Arabia

This week, following the Health Ministry's announcement that it has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use,  Saudi Arabia has called on all citizens and residents to register for getting the COVID19 vaccine through an online portal, so the distribution of the vaccine can be done