Riyadh, December 16, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has stated that the total number of individuals who have registered via “Sehaty” App to take the COVID-19 vaccine reached 150,000 since the launch of the registration yesterday up to this time, Wednesday’s afternoon. MoH urged everyone to speed up registration in order to preserve their health and safety and protect themselves from being infected by the novel Coronavirus. In implementation of the directives of the Saudi leadership, the ministry has previously announced that the vaccine is free for all citizens and residents, confirming the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine after successfully passing all testing stages with strong immune response and antibodies. The ministry also announced that the vaccination will be carried out in 3 stages, and each stage has target groups. --SPA 13:44 LOCAL TIME 10:44 GMT 0006 www.spa.gov.sa/w1468675