Universities to open COVID-19 vaccination centres
Al Arabiya English.
The centres in the capital Riyadh will be located at the King Saud University, the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, the Majmaah University and the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, SPA said. The Bisha University will open a vaccine centre in the south-western province of Asir. In Mecca, the Umm al-Qura University is setting up an inoculation centre. The Taif University, the University of Hail, the Jazan University and the University of Hafr Al Batin will also open centres in their respective cities, according to SPA.
Vaccines will be available at the universities for faculty members and their family members, as well as the general public. The doses will be given to people according to priority and age group, and as per the approved electronic systems. The move comes as part of the Ministry of Education’s efforts, under the guidance of Education Minister Hamad al-Asheikh, to join national e