MoH: Children under age 12 likely to receive vaccine shots soon
The Ministry of Health announced the possibility for children under 12 years old to receive the Pfizer vaccine soon.
The Ministry of Health has started to give the COVID-19 booster shots for all those at age of 18 or above. The booster dose could only be taken six months after the date of the second dose.
The Ministry of Health has already started giving the booster dose to those in high-risk groups, who have been exposed to organ transplants, those who have chronic kidney disease and health workers.
The Health Ministry spokesman stressed that there is a noticeable positive decrease in the curve of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom.
The new COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia went below the 50-mark on Sunday, with 47 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, among the active cases 79 of them were in critical condition.
Saudi Arabia has administered more than 45 million doses of the vaccines till date since the start of vaccination.
The Ministry of Health has already started giving the booster dose to those in high-risk groups, who have been exposed to organ transplants, those who have chronic kidney disease and health workers.
The Health Ministry spokesman stressed that there is a noticeable positive decrease in the curve of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom.
The new COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia went below the 50-mark on Sunday, with 47 new infections recorded over the past 24 hours.
According to the ministry, among the active cases 79 of them were in critical condition.
Saudi Arabia has administered more than 45 million doses of the vaccines till date since the start of vaccination.
