Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine

FILE PHOTO: People wait in Sitra Mall to get vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sitra, Bahrain, March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities have authorised the use of a booster dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the first time the Russian shot has been approved for a third dose, the state-run Bahrain News Agency said on Saturday.

The booster shot was approved for use among all over-18s at least six months after receiving their second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine, the news agency reported.