Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine approved by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority for teenagers aged 12 to 18
Saudi to inoculate those aged 12 to 18 with Pfizer vaccine
Saudi Arabia will start inoculating young people aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine after it was approved by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority.
Monday 28/06/2021
Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine approved by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority for teenagers aged 12 to 18
CAIRO - Saudi Arabia will start inoculating young people aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine after it was approved by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, the health ministry said on a tweet on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual hajj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants.
Such a move would restrict the pilgrimage to Mecca, a once in a lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, to Saudi nationals and residents of the kingdom who were vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 at least months prior to attending.