Mena Covid-19 vaccine tracker (June 2021) – MEED

Mena Covid-19 vaccine tracker (June 2021) – MEED

Hajj 2021 will be limited to 60,000 fully vaccinated Saudi citizens and residents amid a steady growth in the number of regional coronavirus cases

Algeria / 133,388+ cases

Skies partially reopen with an Air Algerie flight after 14 months of closures to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Bahrain / 258,731+ cases

Emergency use of the antibody medicine Regn-Cov2 is approved to treat cases with moderate Covid symptoms.

Egypt / 273,182+ cases

Approvals for locally manufactured Sinovac vaccine discussed with the WHO.

Iran / 3,028,717+ cases

Emergency use of Coviran Barekat vaccine, manufactured by the local Shifa Pharmed, is approved.

Iraq / 1,254,643+ cases

Government is to restrict access to some services and to international travel to only vaccinated individuals this year.

Jordan / 743,331+ cases

Third batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, comprising 146,000 doses, reaches Amman via the Covax scheme.

Kuwait / 327,963+ cases

Johnson&Johnson vaccine is approved for emergency use, making it the fourth jab confirmed in the country.

Lebanon / 542,604+ cases

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