Launching COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: Lessons learned, and the way forward

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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.

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Assiri, 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.2021.102119
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