A January cargo of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the Gulf state of Bahrain won’t arrive on time, the ministry of well being stated on Saturday, however second doses of the jab already scheduled won’t be affected.
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The small island state of Bahrain has the third highest fee of vaccinations per capita on this planet to date, in line with the Our World in Data web site, which is run by an Oxford University analysis program.
“The delay … will not affect citizens and residents receiving the second dose of the vaccine over the upcoming period, according to current scheduled dates and the availability of the needed quantity for them,” the well being ministry stated in an announcement carried by state information company BNA.
Bahrain gives its residents freed from cost both the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or one manufactured by Chinese state-backed pharmaceutical big Sinopharm.
Other Gulf states together with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and the emirate of Dubai have additionally bought the Pfizer jabs.
US pharmaceutical agency Pfizer this week stated there can be a brief impression on shipments in late January to early February brought on by adjustments to manufacturing processes to spice up manufacturing.
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Last Update: Saturday, 16 January 2021 KSA 11:19 – GMT 08:19
