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KUWAIT, Aug 18 (KUNA) -- Kuwait said incoming travelers who were administered unapproved COVID-19 vaccines were required to take one more shot of one of four government-approved vaccines to enter the country.
The decision comes as the Kuwaiti government announced new conditions and regulations that will allow passengers who have obtained unapproved vaccines, including Sinopharm, Sinovac and Sputnik V, to enter the country, the Government Communication Center said in a statement via its Twitter account.
The Kuwaiti government only recognises Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Moderna, and the single-shot Johnson & Johnson as approved vaccines against the virus.
Earlier regulations, namely for arriving passengers to obtain two shots of the approved vaccines or one shot of Johnson & Johnson, still stand, according to the decision.
People vaccinated inside Kuwait are asked to show their vaccination certificates as soon as they arrive in Kuwait via the "Immune" and "Kuwait Mobile ID" apps, it added.
However, passengers vaccinated out of the country should submit their documents, containing their names as written in their passports, the vaccine make, the date of immunisation, the administering body and the QR code for these documents to be verified electronically, it explained.
In case of the absence of the QR code, the documents can be uploaded via the Ministry of Health's link, it made clear. (end)
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