DUBAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Bahrain has received its first
delivery of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
produced by the Serum Institute of India, state media said on
Thursday.
The vaccine will be free to citizens and residents of the
Gulf Arab state, state media said.
Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who is
also prime minister, thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
"and our friends in India for working with us to secure the
delivery of" the vaccine, his court said in a Twitter post.
(Reporting by Yousef Saba
Editing by David Goodman)
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