Kuwait expands sites for vaccination

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Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik V vaccinated passengers allowed to enter with one more shot of approved vaccines

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 19, (Agencies): Kuwait has expanded its list of designated sites to get COVID-19 shots, naming the headquarters of its agriculture and fisheries authority in the southern Wafra region as the latest location, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The new center, which has the capacity to accommodate up to 5,000 people, will be serving Wafra residents only, said ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, adding that the facility is equipped with an emergency ward and 14 other special units. Kuwait has seen new COVID- 19 cases drop dramatically as its vaccination campaign picks up speed, with officials saying the country is likely to achieve herd immunity as early as next month.

Kuwait said incoming travelers who have been administered unapproved COVID-19 vaccines are required to take one more shot of one of four government approved vaccines to enter the country. The decision comes as the Kuwaiti government announced new conditions and regulations that will allow passengers who have obtained unapproved vaccines, including Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik V, to enter the country the Government Communication Center said in a statement via its Twitter account.

Approved
The Kuwaiti government only recognises Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford- AstraZeneca, Moderna, and the single-shot Johnson & Johnson as approved vaccines against the virus. Earlier regulations, namely for arriving passengers to obtain two shots of the approved vaccines or one shot of Johnson & Johnson, still stand, according to the decision.

People vaccinated inside Kuwait are asked to show their vaccination certificates as soon as they arrive in Kuwait via the “Immune” and “Kuwait Mobile ID” apps, it added. However, passengers vaccinated out of the country should submit their documents, containing their names as written in their passports, the vaccine make, the date of immunisation, the administering body and the QR code for these documents to be verified electronically, it explained. In case of the absence of the QR code, the documents can be uploaded via the Ministry of Health’s link, it made clear.

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