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Report: Blast heard in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh

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Saudi arabia Blast: At least one loud explosion shakes Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Tuesday, the international news agency reported, three days after the kingdom intercepted a projectile over the Saudi capital. According to the reports, there was no immediate reaction from authorities in KSA, which has come under repeated missile or drone attack from their neighbors Yemen. … Read more

Saudi Arabia becomes third country to approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer says to sell 10 mn Covid-19 treatments to US for $5.3 bn

After the UK and Bahrain, Saudi Arabia’s health authority has also approved Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) made the announcement after Pfizer submitted a request to approve registering the vaccine.

According to the details, SFDA will examine the samples from each of the vaccine’s samples before using it to ensure its effectiveness.

“Procedures necessary for its import and use will begin”, the statement said.

It should be mentioned here that the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been used by tens of thousands of people in Britain after the vaccination program started in the UK earlier this week.

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