SAUDI EXPATRIATES

He said that the Saudi Arabia will reach an internationally approved vaccine basket containing all the vaccines that have reached the final stages.

- He added that the Kingdom signed a contract to receive any grouping that succeeds in the final phase of their clinical trials, in addition to direct contracts with companies that have reached a safe level with their vaccines, as per the clinical trials. Trending : Saudi Security forces Seal off non-Muslims cemetery in Jeddah after attack

- Earlier, World Health Organization announced 'Pfizer' vaccine to be 90% effective for emerging Corona virus. This results are out from a very short trial, seems to be good. However, more testing is to be conducted before the vaccine can be approved. The company estimates it requires 2 more months. It predicts, it will produce upt 50 million doses by the end of this year and 1.3 billion by 2021.

- While, Russia's Health claims its 'Sputnik- V' vaccine is 92% effective for Covid-19 in its trials, more details are yet to come on it.

- However, the urgency of the situation means that none of the potential vaccines have been tested in the traditional, rigorous manner that usually calls for years of trials and experiments. We are facing the possibility of using, in a quickly changing environment, multiple vaccines around the world that have not been fully tested and tried. As a result, there are a number of unknowns about the possible long-term effects. Recommend : 3 Amendments amend to regulations of Saudi Labor Law

- Therefore anti-vaccine sentiment is likely to be high among some, while others will rush at the chance of protection from the virus so that they can return to something approaching normal life as soon as possible reports Arab news.