Manama: Bahraini Citizens and residents aged above 18 can now register for the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine, official news agency BNA said on Sunday.
In a statement carried in the BNA, Ministry of Health has urged citizens and residents to register for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on healthalert.gov.
The National Vaccination Programme, overseen by the National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19), will provide vaccinations at 27 health centres across the Kingdom, the statement said.
Bahrain had said on December 10 that it would provide COVID-19 vaccine for free for all citizens and residents. According to the inoculation, there will be two dose of the vaccine and the second dose will be given the 21st day. Antibodies against the virus start to develop in the body at day 35, sources said.
The kingdom’s plan aims at vaccinating 5,000 people per day, to be maximized to 10,000.
Bahrain on Sunday approved the registration of Sinopharm’s coronavirus vaccine.
Earlier this month, Bahrain has become the second country in the world after the UK granting an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19.
Authorities said the vaccine will be available for high-risk groups including old people and sufferers of chronic diseases.
Bahrain approved on last month the emergency use of Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 for frontline workers.
