바레인, 화이자 코로나19 백신 긴급사용 승인... 독일 "코로나19 백신 무료접종"<br /><br />Just a couple of days after the UK approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Bahrain also granted their emergency-use authorization to use the same vaccine.<br />And Germany is getting ready to provide free vaccines for citizens as soon as possible.<br />Choi Won-jong reports.<br /><br />Bahrain said Friday that they had approved the emergency-use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use.<br />The approval made Bahrain the second country to grant their authorization for the vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.<br />Following the UK's approval on Wednesday, Bahrain's health authorities said those approved vaccines would be used for high-risk groups first in line.<br />According to AP news, however, the nation did not mention how many vaccines they have purchased,... nor when the vaccinations would begin.<br />In Germany, the nation will be giving out COVID-19 vaccinations free of charge.<br />In a briefing on Friday, Berlin's health ministry said the vaccination would be free, no matter whether and how someone is insured.<br />The government will be setting up hundreds of vaccination centers before the EMA grants the vaccine across European countries.<br />Their target in the first stage of vaccination, the authorities said, will be for elderly citizens and front-line health workers.<br />However, concerns continued to linger over the vaccination.<br />Due to a vocal protest movement against forced inoculation, the government plans to inform citizens to answer all questions related to the vaccine.<br />In the meantime, the World Health Organization is preparing to secure enough vaccines.<br />Its chief scientist said Friday that they hope to have half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine ready for distribution in the first quarter of next year.<br />She added that their goal is to have at least 2 billion doses by the end of 2021,... hoping to vaccinate 20-percent of the global population.<br />Choi Won-jong, Arirang News.<br />
