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Qatari authorities have issued an emergency use authorisation for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, the second coronavirus jab approved in the country after the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) said the move on Wednesday came after an extensive review of the vaccine. “The comprehensive clinical trial process on Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has showed it is safe and highly effective,” Dr Abdullatif Al Khal, chair of the National Health Strategic Group on...

 10 Feb 2021 - 19:32 File Photo: Reuters Edit: Story updated with more details Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has issued an emergency use authorization of Modernas COVID-19 vaccine, the second COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for use in the State of Qatar by the MOPH. Modernas COVID-19 vaccine was approved after the MOPHs Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Control carried out an extensive review of the vaccine and assessed the results of clinical studies conducted on tens o...

Now, the MoPH has issued the approval and registration of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine. This is one of the two vaccines that MoPH has locked deals for. In a statement, the Ministry said that this comes in implementation of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thanis directives regarding the arrival of the first shipment and HE the Prime Ministers directives to provide the vaccine to the citizens and residents of Qatar, based on health standards established by MoPH. The st...