Kuwait gives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 20,000: minister

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  • The Gulf country rolled out its nationwide vaccination campaign nearly a month ago

DUBAI: More than 20,000 people in Kuwait have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Kuwait News Agency has reported, citing the country鈥檚 health minister.
The Gulf country rolled out its nationwide vaccination campaign nearly a month ago, and around a quarter of a million people have registered online to get the vaccine.
An electronic vaccination certificate will be given to those who take the jab, and it will serve as an 鈥渋mmunity passport鈥� to be checked at foreign airports, the report said.
Dr. Basel Al-Sabah, Kuwait鈥檚 health minister, urged the public to sign up for the inoculation, saying the pandemic 鈥渋s not over yet.鈥�
He said the country was prepared to conduct the vaccination drive smoothly, with well-trained health workers and centers that can accommodate up to 10,000 people.
But the minister said pre-pandemic normalcy is only likely to return in 2022, echoing the World Health Organization鈥檚 prognostics.

Kuwait has recorded 155,874 cases of COVID-19 and 946 datalities.