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In March 2021, Bahrain turned Sitra Mall into a vaccination hub, where four vaccines are offered for free to the general public: the Pfizer–BioNTech, Sinopharm BIBP and Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccines, and Sputnik V. [79] The mall was previously deserted as a result of the pandemic and had only hosted a few shops in addition to a supermarket. [80]
On 26 January 2021, Bahrain also granted an emergency use authorisation for the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and it became the third such approval in the kingdom. According to Gulf News [14] The vaccine is produced by the AstraZeneca Company in cooperation with Oxford University and is manufactured in India.
Health and environment. 2024 in climate change, Paris Agreement. The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 was the warmest calendar year since records began in 1850, with an average global temperature reaching 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 1.5°C warming benchmark set by the Paris Agreement for the first time.
In December 2020, Bahrain approved the vaccine. [81] On 7 May 2021, the World Health Organization added the vaccine to the list of vaccines authorized for emergency use for COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX). [32] [33] In May 2021, Zambia approved use of the vaccine. [82] In June 2021, Philippines approved the BIBP vaccine for emergency ...
1 January – Bahrain authorizes the emergency use of Pfizer's anti-viral oral drug Paxlovid for adults over the age of 18 years. [ 1 ] 12 February – Bahraini authorities confirm that an Israeli military officer will be stationed inside the country as part of an upcoming international coalition consisting of 34 countries.
Georgia has lifted all restrictions for foreign travellers, who are arriving by air and are able to show proof of being vaccinated by the two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. [ 219 ] Iraq : As of 23 July 2020, Iraq resumed international air travel.
Favored distribution of vaccines within one or a few select countries, called "vaccine sovereignty", is a criticism of some of the vaccine development partnerships, [39] [42] such as for the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford vaccine candidate, concerning whether there may be [needs update] prioritized distribution first within the UK and to the ...
Bahrain is currently suffering from an obesity epidemic as 28.9% of all males and 38.2% of all females are classified as obese. [4] Cardiovascular diseases account for 32% of all deaths in Bahrain, being the number one cause of death in the country (the second being cancer ). [ 5 ]