Saudi citizens must be fully vaccinated to travel abroad
- 19 Jul 2021
Gulf Today Report
Saudi citizens will need two COVID-19 vaccine doses before they can travel outside the kingdom from August 9, according to state news agency SPA.
The decision was made because of concern about spiralling infections, new mutations, and the "low efficacy of one vaccination dose against these mutations," the statement said.
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