Saudi health minister promises to procure tested vaccine

Saudi health minister promises to procure tested vaccine

Saudi health minister promises to procure tested COVID-19 vaccine

Saudi health minister promises to procure tested COVID-19 vaccine

Saudi health minister promises to procure tested COVID-19 vaccine

Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. (AP)

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Saudi health minister promises to procure tested COVID-19 vaccine

Updated 25 min 12 sec ago

Arab News

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JEDDAH: Saudi Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah on Monday said the Kingdom will procure vaccine for the novel coronavirus once it is confirmed to be safe and effective.

He said research on the vaccine is underway in a number of countries and the Saudi health authorities are following the developments.

The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continues to decline in the Kingdom with the recovery rate from the illness rising to 96 percent. The minister attributed the decline on the