Assiri, AbdullahAl-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.Alkhalifa, MoniraAl Duhailan, HessaAl Qahtani, SaraDawas, Reema AbuEl Seoudi, Abdul AzizAlomran, NajdOmar, Omar AbuAlotaibi, NawafAlmudarra, Sami S.Alabdulkarim, KhalidAlqahtani, SalehJokhdar, Hani2021-11-192021-11-192021-10Assiri, A., Al-Tawfiq, J. A., Alkhalifa, M., Al Duhailan, H., Al Qahtani, S., Dawas, R. A., El Seoudi, A. A., Alomran, N., Omar, O. A., Alotaibi, N., Almudarra, S. S., Alabdulkarim, K., Alqahtani, S., & Jokhdar, H. (2021). Launching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forward. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 43, 102119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.1021191873-0442https://hdl.handle.net/1805/27044This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) emerged in Wuhan City, China. The SARS-CoV-2 crossed borders and quickly transformed into a "Public health emergency of international concern". Countries around the globe are in the race to achieve herd immunity. We describe the steps taken by Saudi Arabia to achieve this goal.en-USPublic Health EmergencyCovid-19COVID-19 vaccinationSaudi Arabiaherd immunityArticle