Vaccination against the new coronavirus has begun in Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, state news agency reported.
According to the state news agency, vaccination against the new coronavirus began on the 17th in Saudi Arabia.
In the capital, Riyadh, a temporary facility for vaccination was opened to the press, and Health Minister Labia was also vaccinated.
According to Reuters, the vaccine was developed by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German company Biontech.
The Saudi Arabian government is asking people with chronic illnesses to pre-register with the smartphone app for those who wish to be vaccinated, and some people have been contacted and visited the facility. ..
The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia has explained that it will provide vaccines to the public and foreigners living in the country free of charge, but has not disclosed details such as how many vaccines are available.
The Gulf oil-producing countries are rushing to promote the spread of vaccines in order to recover the economy, which is greatly affected by the low price of crude oil, and to restore the traffic to foreign countries as soon as possible.