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Bahrain says it is granting emergency-use authorization for coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer

A man wearing a mask walks past the Pfizer sign at the entrance to the company's headquarters building.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The island kingdom of Bahrain says it has become the second nation in the world to grant emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.

The state-run Bahrain News Agency made the announcement on Friday night. It said it followed “thorough analysis and review … of all available data.”

Bahrain already granted an emergency-use authorization for a Chinese vaccine made by Sinopharm.

Bahrain is home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. It’s a small island off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.

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