Saudi Arabia administers 44.4 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccine; 20.5 mln persons receive 2 doses

16/10/2021 Argaam

Saudi Arabia has administered 44.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to date, according to the latest official data issued by the Ministry of Health.

 

The number of persons who received the first and second doses reached 23.8 million and 20.5 million, respectively. Meanwhile, a total of 1.68 million aged persons were vaccinated.

 

The ministry stated that more than 97,000 new doses were offered to residents and citizens in the last 24 hours.

 

On Dec. 17, the ministry launched the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination campaign, followed by the second phase on Feb. 18.

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