The Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain, battling a sharp resurgence of Covid-19 despite high levels of inoculation with a Chinese-made vaccine, has started giving booster shots using the Pfizer shot
DUBAI—The Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain, battling a sharp resurgence of Covid-19 despite high levels of inoculation with a Chinese-made vaccine, has started giving booster shots to vulnerable citizens using a different vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, a senior official said.
Waleed Khalifa al Manea, Bahrain’s undersecretary of health, said the vaccine manufactured by state-owned Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm, which has accounted for more than 60% of Bahrain’s inoculations so far, was providing a high degree of protection. More than 90% of people hospitalized in the current Covid-19 wave, the worst the country has faced, hadn’t been vaccinated, he said.
Still, Dr. al Manea added, Bahrain residents who are over 50, are obese or have chronic illnesses now are being urged to get another shot six months after their full Sinopharm vaccination—with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The government started offering the boosters at the end of May, he said. Bahrain, which has made the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available to unvaccinated residents for months, will continue to offer the choice of Sinopharm to those who prefer the Chinese vaccine, Dr. al Manea said. The government’s BeAware app allows users to book a Sinopharm booster shot, but says that Pfizer-BioNTech is recommended for more-vulnerable population groups.
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