Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Receives First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In The Kingdom

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, as part of the national inoculation plan implemented by the Ministry of Health, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday.

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Saudi Arabia's Minister of Health Tawfiq Al-Rabiah thanked the crown prince for “his keenness and continuous follow-up to provide vaccines to citizens and residents,” using the best services.

“What we are seeing today regarding the gains that have been achieved by the Kingdom since the beginning of the pandemic, are an extension of one of the most important policies within Vision 2030 that prevention is better than cure,” Al-Rabiah said.

He added that this was represented by intensifying proactive precautionary measures, while putting people’s health first.

Al-Rabiah said the government has worked to provide a safe and internationally approved vaccine in record time to give to citizens and residents, “which made the Kingdom one of the best countries in the world in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.”

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