by Bhaswati Guha Majumder - Jun 3, 2021 12:13 PM
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People above the age of 50 in Bahrain who are more vulnerable are now being asked to get a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, almost six months after completing the vaccination with Sinopharm jabs.
While battling a sharp surge in Covid-19 cases, Bahrain, which began vaccination drive with a made-in-China vaccine, has started to give booster shots to vulnerable individuals using a different vaccine made by American company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.
Waleed Khalifa al Manea, who is Bahrainâs undersecretary of health, said that Chinaâs Sinopharm vaccineâwhich has accounted for over 60 per cent of the countryâs vaccination so farâwas providing a high degree of protection.