More than 44,000 people have registered to take the COVID-19 vaccine since the government launched the website nine days ago. The head of the COVID-19 vaccine committee at Jaber Hospital Dr. Mundhi Al Hasawi revealed to an Arabic daily.
“Early registration does not necessarily lead to early vaccination or priority; it only provides the Ministry of Health with the data that could help identify the prioritized segments of the public and the required quantity and distribution of the vaccine,” Abdullah Al Sanad, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health said in a statement to KUNA.
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health approved the emergency use of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the vaccine is expected to arrive by the end of December.
A member of the COVID-19 vaccination committee, Dr. Khaled Al Saeed told Al Jarida that around 10,000 people will be vaccinated per day, giving a priority to frontline workers, the elderly, and those who suffer from chronic illnesses.
