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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Says COVID-19 Vaccines Administered in Kingdom Are Safe

Saudi Arabia has administered more than 2.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia said Sunday that all COVID-19 vaccines used in the Kingdom are safe and that the AstraZeneca jab is effective.

Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Abdelali also said during a press conference that Saudi Arabia has so far administered more than 2.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Saudi Arabia recorded 348 new coronavirus cases, 247 recoveries and four deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

The latest numbers bring the Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll to 6,567, it said.

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