"The approval of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine is an important addition to the kingdom's national COVID-19 response, which is designed to protect the health of all citizens and residents of the country during a pandemic," BNA quotes the head of the Kingdom of Bahrain's National Health Service, Maryam al-Jalahma. ...

Pfizer Gulf Leader Lindsay Dietchi called Bahrain's decision "a historic moment in the fight against COVID-19."

On December 2, it was reported that the UK authorities approved the use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in the country.