The Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced this Friday that the Saudi health authorities decided to suspend the commitment of meningitis vaccination for people who want to carry out the rites of Omra. This new measure eliminates the need to present evidence of vaccination against meningitis for the entry in Saudi Arabia.
Although the vaccination is no longer mandatory, the ministry strongly recommends that people who want to be vaccinated to be vaccinated emphasize the effectiveness of the vaccine when preventing this disease. It is stated that the approved health centers in the entire kingdom will continue to offer this vaccine to those who want to protect themselves.
People who are interested in vaccination can go to one of the approved health centers and spread across all regions and provinces of the kingdom. The Ministry has updated the list of centers concerned, which are now available on its website.
This suspension of the obligation to vaccination against meningitis enables many pilgrims to take their trip under better conditions and at the same time promote preventive public health practices.
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