Saudi Arabia’s crown prince receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Saudi Arabia's crown prince receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Minister of Health thanked the crown prince for "his keenness and continuous follow-up to provide vaccines to citizens and residents“    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gets a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 25, 2020. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS  RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, as part of the national inoculation plan implemented by the Ministry of Health, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday.Minister of Health, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, thanked the crown prince for "his keenness and continuous follow-up to provide vaccines to citizens and residents.“"What we are seeing today regarding the gains that have been achieved by the Kingdom since the beginning of the pandemic are an extension of one of the most important policies within Vision 2030 that prevention is better than cure,“ Al-Rabiah said.He added that this was brought about by stepping up precautionary measures, while putting people's health first.Al-Rabiah said the government has worked to provide a safe and internationally approved vaccine in record time to give to citizens and residents, "which made the