
By Raji Unnikrishnan
Bahrain is marking a new turning point in its coronavirus response, having double-jabbed close to 1.2 million people, or 80 per cent of its population.
As of Friday 1,197,515 people (79.83pc) have been fully inoculated with two shots of a vaccine of their choice while 1,227,953 have received at least one jab, which is 82pc of the total population of 1.5 million.
A total of 952,972 citizens and residents have also taken the first booster shot until Friday, accounting for 65.5pc of the total population … and some older members have even received a second booster jab too.
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