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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia ups pressure on anti-vaxxers as it eyes economic recovery
People walk outside a COVID-19 vaccine centre at the old Jeddah airport in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (File photo: AP/Amr Nabil)
24 May 2021 01:05PM (Updated:
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is tightening the screws on vaccine sceptics, barring them from pilgrimages and overseas travel, and blocking access to universities, malls and offices in a contentious effort to boost inoculations.
So-called anti-vaxxers threaten to jeopardise global efforts to beat the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts say, but Gulf autocracies, including Saudi Arabia, are cranking up the pressure on those refusing to get vaccinated.
Saudi ups pressure on anti-vaxxers as it eyes economic recovery
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24/05/2021 - 05:44 A medical worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a drive-through vaccination center in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on March 4, 2021 Fayez Nureldine AFP/File 4 min
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Saudi Arabia is tightening the screws on vaccine sceptics, barring them from pilgrimages and overseas travel and blocking access to universities, malls and offices in a contentious effort to boost inoculations.
So-called anti-vaxxers threaten to jeopardise global efforts to beat the coronavirus pandemic, health experts say, but Gulf autocracies, including Saudi Arabia, are cranking up the pressure on those refusing to get vaccinated.
On path to recovery, Saudi Arabia ups pressure on vaccine sceptics
Amid apparent supply shortages, the kingdom has delayed the second dose for many residents despite an uptick in infections
Monday 24/05/2021
People walk outside a coronavirus vaccine centre at the old Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia. (AFP)
RIYADH Saudi Arabia is tightening the screws on vaccine sceptics, barring them from pilgrimages and overseas travel and blocking access to universities, malls and offices in a contentious effort to boost inoculations.
So-called anti-vaxxers threaten to jeopardise global efforts to beat the coronavirus pandemic, health experts say, but Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, are cranking up the pressure on those refusing to get vaccinated.