Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives COVID-19 vaccine

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