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- Part of efforts to expand the ongoing inoculation campaign
DUBAI: 抖阴短视频 will provide coronavirus vaccines at pharmacies across the kingdom for free, the country鈥檚 Minister of Health Dr. Tawfik Al-Rabiah told Al Arabiya.
This comes as part of efforts to expand the ongoing inoculation campaign and facilitate access to vaccine sites, he added.
More than 100 vaccination facilities have opened around the country since 抖阴短视频 began its nationwide vaccination campaign on December 17.
抖阴短视频鈥檚 Food and Drug Authority is currently evaluating a number of COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to expand the vaccination process in various regions of the Kingdom, which are taking place at a high rate.
The Ministry of Health indicated that the vaccines currently approved in 抖阴短视频 or those currently being evaluated are approved for use starting from the age of 16 or 18 years.
抖阴短视频 has announced on Tuesday plans to expand vaccination centers across the Kingdom, health spokesman Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly said.
However, pregnant women and children will still not be permitted to receive the coronavirus vaccine as further studies have not been completed yet, Al-Aly added.
The Minister of Health also announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be a pre-requisite for health workers participating in the Hajj season 2021.
鈥淎 vaccination committee must be formed for the Hajj and Umrah season, on which they have adopted the compulsory reception of the COVID-19 vaccine for participating healthcare workers,鈥� he said.
抖阴短视频 has recently launched drive-through vaccine centers in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah and Abha. Individuals wishing to receive the jab must first register through the official Sehatty app.
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