Mandatory COVID-19 booster doses
Saudi Arabia announced that from February 1, 2022 it will be a requirement for everyone aged 18 and over to have received a booster dose no later than eight months after their 2nd dose. Failure to receive the booster dose by this time frame will remove the person’s ‘immune’ status on Tawakkalna and, therefore, their ability to enter buildings, travel on planes and other forms of public transport, and return to the Kingdom without entering Institutional Quarantine.
- It must have been at least six months since your second dose before you can receive the booster dose
- Bookings can be made via Sehhaty for locations in Jeddah and elsewhere in the Kingdom
- KAUST Health has made the Pfizer booster vaccine available to those community members who have already reached the six-month time frame. Further vaccine slots are available in December for those who are now eligible, and additional availability will be added for January and February. A Sehhaty booking is not required for COVID-19 vaccines given at KAUST.
- Anyone who has already received a booster dose in another country or plans to do so in the coming weeks and who has not already uploaded this information, should wait for confirmation on how to upload into Tawakkalna from the authorities.
December 5 COVID-19 update
As of December 5, there were two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed at KAUST in the last seven days.
- One individual was fully vaccinated, and the other was not eligible (under age)
- Both cases were from the same family household and had displayed symptoms
For the most up-to-date information, please check the KAUST COVID-19 Dashboard.
The 14-day positivity rate* at KAUST is currently unavailable** as of Dec 5, 2021.
We remind all community members that we are currently operating in Keeping KAUST Safe Tier 0.5. If you have symptoms, please stay home and call KAUST Health at 012 808 0940.
* Positivity rate = % of positive tests returned from the total number of tests taken during a 14-day period.
Excludes where the result is still pending or the swab was rejected.
** This rate will only be displayed if the number of tests conducted achieves a given significant threshold (724 tests). Over the past 14-day period, 66 tests were conducted, with 2 positive cases.
See the most up-to-date information about KAUST COVID-19 cases anytime by clicking on the button below or visiting – hse.kaust.edu.sa
Where to turn when you need to know
- Facilities Management – 012 (808) 0959 or email FMCallcenter@kaust.edu.sa
- Human Resources – 012 (808) 2055 or email HRHelpdesk@kaust.edu.sa
- Health, Safety & Environment – visit the website
- Graduate Affairs – 012 (808) 3412 or schelpdesk@kaust.edu.sa
- KAUST Health – 012 (808) 0940 or visit the KAUST Health website
- Wellness services – visit the Health, Safety and Environment website
