Saudi Arabia: New vaccination center opens in Jeddah
Saudi Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah on Wednesday inaugurated a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center at Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, south of Jeddah.
The inauguration took place in the presence of Dr. Meshal Al-Sayali, director general of Jeddah Health Affairs, and a number of health officials as part of the national campaign to fight the pandemic.
The opening of the center comes amid growing demand for the vaccine and a rise in the number of people registering on the Sehhaty app.
The new center is managed by specialist medical staff and designed to receive large numbers of beneficiaries. It includes 60 clinics and can vaccinate up to 15,000 people per day.
Al-Rabiah also inspected the workflow at East Jeddah General Hospital, where he visited the emergency and physiotherapy wards, and the respiratory care center.
The minister also toured the General Medical Authority and the COVID-19 vaccine center at King Abdul Aziz Hospital in Jeddah.
Testing hubs and treatment centers set up throughout the country have dealt with hundreds of thousands of people since the COVID-19 outbreak.
