Shafaq News/ The Ministry of Health of Kurdistan Region said it had made significant headway towards concluding contracts with two COVID-19 vaccine providers.

The Minister of Health, Saman al-Barzanji, said in a statement to reporters earlier today, Sunday, that Kurdistan Regional Government is bolstering efforts to obtain COVID-19 vaccines, noting, "we established channels with multiple companies and negotiations are well under way."

"We have a preliminary agreement with two companies. However, this agreement needs to  enter into contracts on the doses prices and the delivery mode," the Minister said without naming the companies.