Looking for the latest updates on the COVID-19 booster shot? Travellers to and from Saudi Arabia will have to get triple-jabbed in order to enter or leave the Kingdom.
As of Tuesday February 1, 2022, adults aged 18 years old and above are required to have a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, which enables them to keep their fully vaccinated status on the Tawakkalna application.
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In order to curb the spread of the Omicron variant, the Ministry of Health has officially announced that as of Wednesday February 9, Saudi citizens looking to leave Kingdom will have to receive the COVID-19 booster shot.
The move comes alongside travellers having to provide a negative PCR test up to 48 hours prior to their departure, regardless of being triple-jabbed. This rule does not apply to children below the age of eight.
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If you test positive, individuals that have received the booster dose will be required to stay outside the Kingdom for seven days, while non-vaccinated individuals will have to remain outside of the Kingdom for 10 days.
Previously, Saudi residents were required to have the COVID-19 booster shot six to eight months after receiving the second dose. Now, however, we can have the booster only three months after we’ve taken the second jab.
If you are exempt from taking the COVID-19 vaccine for medical reasons, you will not be required to take the booster shot. The government has also reminded people to continue to follow precautionary measures.
Under the current guidelines, masks are mandatory outdoors and the country recently updated the list of countries that can now enter the kingdom. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior issued a directive that allows fully vaccinated expatriates from Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt, and India to enter the kingdom.
Stay safe and get vaccinated, Riyadh.
From Feb 2022, moh.gov.sa.
