Riyadh: Saudi Arabia today announced that the last date for pilgrims to receive vaccinations is ten days before the Haj 1444 AH.
Receiving vaccinations is a condition to enable them to perform the rituals of Haj.
This came in response to an inquiry on the ministry’s Twitter account, asking if receiving the third dosage of COVID-19 was a requirement for performing the Haj.
In response, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah stated that receiving all recommended vaccinations is necessary to issue the Haj permits.
Here is a list of the COVID-19 vaccines approved by Saudi Arabia
Pfizer/BioNTech — 2 doses
Oxford/AstraZeneca— 2 doses
Janssen— 1 dose
Moderna— 2 doses
Sinopharm— 2 doses
Sinovac— 2 doses
Covaxin— 2 doses
Sputnik V— 2 doses
Nuvaxovid— 2 doses
Covovax— 2 doses
A certificate of vaccination with quadrivalent meningitis vaccine (ACYW135), issued three years ago and not less than ten days before arrival in Saudi Arabia, is also required from pilgrims.
On January 5, the kingdom announced the start of the registration period for the Haj 2023 for citizens and residents in the Kingdom.
On January 10, the Saudi government said announced that it will no longer impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Haj after three years of restrictions to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 14, the ministry had set the tenth of Shawwal as the last date for domestic pilgrims to pay the third and final installment of their Haj ritual reservation.
