As we all know that COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Although for most people COVID-19 causes only mild illness, but it can make some people very ill in many cases, the disease can be fatal. It is threatening to older people, and those with pre-existing medical conditions (such as high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes) appear to be more vulnerable.
The Kingdom worked very hard to obtain the vaccine. On Monday Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry announced that it would make the coronavirus vaccine available for free to all citizens and residents.
Priority will be given priority to those who have not tested positive for covid -19 in the vaccine campaign in the coming months,”announced Dr Abdullah Asiri, the assistant undersecretary at the ministry.
He also stated that those below 16 years of age will not be vaccinated unless research proves otherwise.
Saudi Arabia has asked citizens and residents to register them for its Covid-19 vaccination program. The program will be conducted in three phases; first it will be targeting people over 65 and those with chronic diseases and low immunity. The first phase will also cover people who are most exposed to the disease, such as health workers. The second and third stages will target those who are above 50. It is expected that the vaccines would cover 70 percent of the kingdom’s population by the end of 2021.
Registration for COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia is done through Sehaty application. Procedure to register for COVID-19 vaccination is as follow:
Download the Sehaty Application
Firstly download the sehaty application from playstore or iTunes. Register your account with Sehaty app after that login to your account.
Registration for COVID-19 vaccine
After logging successfully
For registration of COVID-19 vaccine in KSA click on the yellow color.Mention”who is the beneficiary of this vaccine?” Read the guidelines carefully and then click on the next button.
On the next page it will ask about the basic information:
• Mobile number
• Region
• City
• Occupation
Some general questions will be asked by the Sehaty app. Questions will be related to your health that will help in prioritizing your appointment. As mentioned earlier, aged people with chronic diseases would get the vaccine appointment in priority to others. Questions are like
• Do you Suffer from obesity?
• Do you have causes of immunodeficiency?
• Do you have chronic disease?
• Is there any kind of allergy?
Stages for COVID-19 vaccination in KSA
The vaccination will undergo three stages, and each stage has target group
Stage 1:
• Citizens and residents who are above 65 years.
• People who are prone to infection.
• Those who are obese and have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 40.
• Those who have immune deficiency such as organ transplantation.
• People having chronic diseases like asthma, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.
• People suffered from stroke.
Stage 2:
• Citizens who are above 50 years.
• Medical staff(Health practitioners)
• People who are suffering from any one of the following chronic diseases; asthma, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic heart disease which include coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and active cancer.
• Citizens with obesity with BMI between 30-40
Stage3:
The final stage targets all citizens and residents who all are wanting to take the vaccine.
