Bahrain has signed an agreement with French vaccine company Valneva SE to supply one million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine - VLA2001.
Valneva is liaising with the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) to roll out the vaccine, said a company statement.
Subject to approval, Valneva will make it to the list of vaccines offered free of cost to citizens and residents.
VLA2001 is currently the only whole virus-inactivated, adjuvanted vaccine candidate against Covid-19 in clinical trials in Europe.
It is also suited for booster jabs.
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