KUWAIT CITY
Kuwait announced a national coronavirus vaccination campaign on Thursday, paving the way to end the pandemic, Kuwait’s official news agency reported.
The Gulf country had already used the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine earlier this month.
Prime Minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah received the first injection marking the start of vaccination. He said the vaccine is “safe to use” and has been approved through several foreign bodies.
In the early hours of the campaign, senior citizens and frontline staff attended the Kuwait International Exhibition Center in Mishrif.
Cabinet Affairs Minister Anas al-Saleh had said that after the prime minister, those who register online would be vaccinated.
In a tweet, Health Minister Bassel al-Sabah thanked God for the start of the crusade and suggested everyone register.
Kuwait has registered 148,773 COVID-19 infections and 924 related deaths to date.
*Bassel Barakat and Waleed Tariq contributed to this report.