Kuwait to make Covid-19 vaccine booster compulsory

Kuwait will require anyone who has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 for nine months to get a booster shot

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20 December, 2021

Covid-19 vaccination centre in Kuwait City

Kuwait has recorded over 2,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic last year [AFP/Getty- archive]

Kuwait will require anyone who has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 for nine months to get a booster shot, the government communication centre tweeted on Monday.

قرارات مجلس الوزراء اليوم الأثنين 20-12-2021#CGCKuwait pic.twitter.com/TSrArLPHea
— مركز التواصل الحكومي (@CGCKuwait) December 20, 2021

Kuwait will also require incoming travellers to quarantine at home for 10 days unless they receive a negative PCR test for the coronavirus within 72 hours of their arrival.

As of Sunday, the Gulf emirate recorded a total of 414,098 cases, with 2,466 deaths since the start of the pandemic early last year.

(Reuters contributed to this report)