A pharmacist prepares a COVID-19 vaccine to inject a volunteer at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC) in the Bahraini capital Manama on August 27, 2020. - The third phase of a coronavirus vaccines clinical trial, conducted in partnership with the China-based pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm, has been approved by the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA). It involves administering the inactive vaccine to selected volunteers, to study the effectiveness of antibody production and the acquired protection against the virus, according to the Bahraini ministry of health. The ministry revealed that the trial includes up to 6,000 volunteers, over the age of 18, and volunteers who have to undergo a health assessment prior to enlisting, as per the health requirements set by the approved protocols. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) (Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images)
Bahrain ranks fourth in the world in terms of the number of vaccination doses administered per 100 people.
This was according to statistics presented by Health Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Waleed Al Manea during yesterday’s press conference.
It was pointed out that Bahrain is one of the few countries in the world that conducts random checks proactively and in a large portion, and is continuing in the strategy.
