The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Registers Germany's COVID-19 Vaccine

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Agency announced it has registered the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2) for import and use in the country, reported SPA on December 10, 2020. The Authority said that based on the approval issued today, concerned health authorities will start the import procedures according to concerned standards and requirements.

The decision of the Authority’s approval of registering the experimental vaccine was based on the data provided by Pfizer on November 24, 2020.