The first Arab country to conclude an agreement to use the “Pfizer” vaccine

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An Arab country has announced that it has concluded an agreement with the company “Pfizer” to provide the vaccine to fight the emerging coronavirus that causes “Covid 19”.

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced today, according to what was published by the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas, that the agreement concluded will allow it to become the first country to receive the Corona vaccine.

The newspaper quoted Deputy Undersecretary for Medicines and Medical Supplies to the ministry, Abdullah Al-Badr, as saying the deal provides for the supply of vaccines as soon as possible after obtaining the official license to trade.

Al-Badr added: “At the request of the ministry, the vaccine will be delivered by the end of 2020 and in the year 2021 after completing clinical trials and obtaining the necessary approvals from local regulatory authorities, adding that the financial details of this agreement was not disclosed. “

He added: “Citizen service will remain at the top of our priority list as we have taken all steps to receive the Covid 19 vaccine and store it in our facilities at minus 70 degrees Celsius, and our partnership with Pfizer and BioNTech. it’s part of our efforts to fight the virus. “

As the head of the “Pfizer” company in the Gulf region, Lindsay Ditchie said: “We are very honored to work with the Kuwaiti government to mobilize all our scientific and manufacturing resources, in order to achieve our common goal of providing the potential Covid 19 vaccine to the Kuwaiti people as soon as possible “.

“Achieving Pfizer’s goal of improving patients’ lives is a greater need than ever, hoping the vaccine will help achieve this, and that depends on success in clinical trials and regulatory aspects alike,” he said. Ditch.