Kuwait will begin vaccinating expats after 6 weeks. Over 450,000 citizens and expats have pre-registered for the vaccine
Event Location
Kuwait , Kuwait
Start Time
18 February 2021, 12:00 AM
End Time
28 February 2021, 12:00 AM
Kuwait began its COVID-19 vaccination campaign almost two months ago. Kuwaitis have been given the priority in receiving the vaccine over non-Kuwaiti residents, regardless of their age and health conditions.
Expats will begin receiving the vaccine in six weeks and domestic workers will be prioritised, Al Rai reported citing an informed health source.
During a special closed meeting at the parliament this week, the Minister of Health, Dr Basel Al Sabah, revealed that out of the 454,000 people who have registered for the vaccine, 238,000 are non-Kuwaitis.
Dr Basel pointed out that Of the 215,000 Kuwaitis who registered, so far 119,000 of them received the jab.
Kuwait has ramped up testing in the past few days, with the total number of people vaccinated reaching 137,000, according to Dr Basel.
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