RIYADH, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia started on Thursday the COVID-19 vaccination process.
The Health Ministry tweeted that Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah received the vaccine.
Al-Rabiah tweeted, "In the last nine months, I was observing with concern the number of cases, today I will happily observe the number of people who will get the vaccine."
The kingdom received on Wednesday the first shipment of the vaccine. More than 150,000 individuals registered to receive the free-of-charge vaccine.
The three-stage vaccination process covers citizens and residents in the country who wish to receive the vaccine.
