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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – In a new statement, the Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Health for Preventive Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Asiri, spoke about the ambition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide a vaccine for the emerging coronavirus “Covid-19” for at least 70% of the country’s population by the end of 2021.
In a statement to the Saudi channel Al-Ikhbariya on Monday, the Ministry of Health’s Deputy Undersecretary for Preventive Health, Dr. Abdullah Asiri, explained that the goal is to provide the vaccine to as many people as possible.
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Al-Asiri said groups that have not been confirmed infected with the “Covid-19” virus will be given priority to obtain the vaccine, adding that they aspire that Corona vaccines will cover up to 70% of the citizens and residents of the Kingdom in the coming months, and by the end of 2021.
Al-Asiri indicated that the vaccine will be available to everyone in the Kingdom for free because it is considered a public health purpose.
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