Bahrain ‘fourth in approving Covid-19 vaccines’ | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Bahrain ‘fourth in approving Covid-19 vaccines’ | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Having approved eight vaccines to be administered to the public in its battle against Covid-19 vaccine, Bahrain now stands fourth along with Botswana, Cambodia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Vietnam in the matter of giving nod to different anti-Covid vaccines. India and Mexico, which have approved 10 anti-Covid vaccines top the list. The two countries are followed by Argentina, Nepal, Moldova, Hungary and Ecuador with each of them approving nine different vaccines. The Daily Tribune, a few days ago, quoted National Health Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer Dr Mariam Al Jalahma, who attributed the success in the fight against the virus to the remarkable feat achieved on the vaccination front. Bahrain became the first country in the world to authorise, receive and administer Valneva’s Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by the French biotech major. Two days ago, the Minister of Health, Faeqa Al Saleh, received the shipment of the Valneva VLA2001 COVID-19 vaccine, delivered by the Ambassador of the French Republic to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Jerome Cauchard. Al Saleh commended the co-operation between the two countries in the healthcare field. The minister also expressed her appreciation for the depth of relations and mutual interest between the two countries, especially in the healthcare