Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 35, has received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, as part of a national inoculation plan being implemented by the ministry of health, state news agency Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday.
Minister of Health, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, thanked the crown prince for “his keenness and continuous follow-up to provide vaccines to citizens and residents.”
“What we are seeing today regarding the gains that have been achieved by the Kingdom since the beginning of the pandemic are an extension of one of the most important policies within Vision 2030 that prevention is better than cure,” Al-Rabiah said, Al Arabiya news channel reported.
He added that this was brought about by timely stepping up precautionary protocols, putting people’s health first.
The minister lauded the government for providing a safe and internationally approved vaccine in record time to give to citizens and residents, “which made the Kingdom one of the best countries in the world in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.”
Over 500,000 people have already registered to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia since its launch last Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
The crown prince follows a long list of political leaders across the globe who have received the vaccine for the virus.
