Bahrain has approved the AstraZeneca Covishield booster shot for those aged 18 and above who had their second dose of the vaccine at least six months ago.
The National Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus clarified tonight that those aged 60 and above, are immunocompromised and had their second dose of AstraZeneca (Covishield) at least six months ago, also have the option to receive either Pfizer-BioNTech as a booster shot or the same type of vaccination as their first and second doses.
The task force said that the vaccination protocols have been developed in line with Bahrain’s stringent efforts to combat Covid-19 and maintain the health and safety of all.
Eligible individuals can register for a booster shot by visiting the Health Ministry’s website on healthalert.gov.bh, or via the BeAware application.
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