Governments across the region have begun the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines with parts of the Gulf making a strong start. The UAE and Bahrain are among the world leaders in administering vaccines. In the rest of the Gulf, programmes have been slower to get going, though there is hope this can be ramped up soon. This should mean recoveries get underway faster than the rest of the region. Indeed, the roll out of vaccines has been even more sluggish outside of the Gulf. Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco have only just begun their programmes and it will be some time before herd immunity is reached.
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