The Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa receives a dose of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Bahrain News Agency / AFP The Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa receives a dose of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Bahrain News Agency / AFP
The Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa receives a dose of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Bahrain News Agency / AFP
World /  Middle East

Bahrain is second nation in world to grant emergency use for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

  • Bahrain did not say how may vaccines it has purchased
  • With a population of 1.6 million, Bahrain has reported more than 87,000 cases and 341 coronavirus deaths

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 8:47am, 5 Dec, 2020

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The Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa receives a dose of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Bahrain News Agency / AFP The Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa receives a dose of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Bahrain News Agency / AFP
The Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa receives a dose of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Bahrain News Agency / AFP
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