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Spimaco Addwaeih to Provide COVID Vaccine for Saudi Arabia in Cooperation with Germany’s CureVac

SPIMACO ADDWAEIH signs an MoU with CureVac to provide a vaccine for the coronavirus in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
SPIMACO ADDWAEIH signs an MoU with CureVac to provide a vaccine for the coronavirus in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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Spimaco Addwaeih to Provide COVID Vaccine for Saudi Arabia in Cooperation with Germany’s CureVac

SPIMACO ADDWAEIH signs an MoU with CureVac to provide a vaccine for the coronavirus in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
SPIMACO ADDWAEIH signs an MoU with CureVac to provide a vaccine for the coronavirus in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

The Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries and Medical supplies Company (SPIMACO ADDWAEIH) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the German company CureVac, a leading company in biomedical researches, to provide a vaccine for the coronavirus in Saudi Arabia.

According to the agreement, SPIMACO ADDWAEIH will import and distribute the vaccine in the Kingdom, as well as representing before the government authorities in the registration of the vaccine and to obtain the necessary approvals from the Ministry of Health and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority for all regulatory requirements relating to the sale, distribution and use of the vaccine.

SPIMACO ADDWAEIH may expand the project to include Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman.

Dr. Mohammed Al Sultan, CEO SPIMACO ADDWAEIH, confirmed that this memo is in line with the efforts exerted by the government of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to confront the pandemic and to continue in achieving the company strategy toward achieving drug security in the Kingdom.

Al Sultan said CureVac conducted successful Phase I dose finding clinical trials and reached promising results to proceed to a phase IIb/III clinical trial, aiming to submit the registration file European Medicines Agency (EMA) during the first quarter of 2021 according to the plan set by the company. The vaccine is characterized by its routine storage conditions of 2-8 degrees Celsius

Since the beginning of the pandemic in the Kingdom, SPIMACO ADDWAEIH has worked to maintain the Kingdom’s drug security and the company has increased its production capacity to cover the high demand in the local market.

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Saudi, Thai Foreign Ministers Co-Chair First Saudi-Thai Coordination Council Meeting

The convening of this meeting underscores the advancing relations between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Thailand - SPA
The convening of this meeting underscores the advancing relations between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Thailand - SPA
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Saudi, Thai Foreign Ministers Co-Chair First Saudi-Thai Coordination Council Meeting

The convening of this meeting underscores the advancing relations between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Thailand - SPA
The convening of this meeting underscores the advancing relations between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Thailand - SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Maris Sangiampongsa co-chaired the first meeting of the Saudi-Thai Coordination Council in Bangkok on Thursday.
The convening of this meeting underscores the advancing relations between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Thailand, aiming to enhance coordination and collaboration across various sectors to fulfill the aspirations of both nations' leaders and peoples. This aligns with the shared objectives of the Saudi-Thai Coordination Council, focusing on enhancing cooperation, connectivity, and integration between the two countries through the council and its subcommittees in areas such as politics, security, defense, energy, economy, investment, education, culture, tourism, and other mutual interests, SPA reported.
During the meeting, the co-chairs reviewed the bilateral relations and emphasized the significance of sustained joint efforts between the two friendly nations. They expressed contentment with the outcomes of the committee sessions, which produced over 70 joint initiatives spanning various fields.
They highlighted the importance of upholding and advancing the council's work and collaboration among its committees while reinforcing coordination to amplify its effectiveness as an institutional mechanism framing bilateral cooperation. They also underscored the importance of implementing the recommendations and initiatives of the committee heads with the support of the council's general secretariat, looking forward to the upcoming second council meeting in Saudi Arabia.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the two ministers signed the minutes of the first meeting of the Saudi-Thai Coordination Council.
Following the meeting, the two sides signed a cooperation program between the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by the Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies, and the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by the Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs (DVIFA).