Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives COVID-19 vaccine
- Date: 09-Jan-2021
- Source: Zawya
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives COVID-19 vaccine
Saudi Arabia's King Salman receives COVID-19 vaccine The vaccination will be carried out in three stages, the ministry of health said, with each stage targeting a specific demographic Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz gets a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Neom, Saudi Arabia, January 8, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS Minister of Health, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, thanked the king, "who provided all types of support in the interest of citizens and residents since from the beginning of the pandemic until this day.“Al-Rabiah added: "Today, the king received the vaccine in order to prevent him from receiving the virus, and this initiative affirms the Kingdom's policy is always prevention before treatment.“Saudi Arabia was the second Gulf country after Bahrain to approve the use of the vaccine, which was developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Neom, Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.Al-Rabiah added: "Today, the king received the vaccine in order to prevent him from receiving the virus, and this initiative affirms the Kingdom's policy is always prevention before treatment.“Minister of Health, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, thanked the