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Saudi denies halting use of AstraZeneca vaccine
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A spokesman for the Ministry of Health said on Sunday that Covid-19 vaccines are safe. He denied news that the Kingdom had halted the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for 48 hours.
Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly said in a press conference that authorities were continuing to monitor the safety and efficacy of vaccines, which had not shown any concerning issues to date.