Covid-19 vaccination in UAE: Dubai inoculates more than 20,000 taxi and bus drivers

Covid-19 vaccination in UAE: Dubai inoculates more than 20,000 taxi and bus drivers

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority has vaccinated its entire fleet of eligible taxi and bus drivers.

The vaccine was administered to more than 20,000 drivers, RTA said.

Two vaccination centres were set up with the help of the Dubai Health Authority.

The first centre has been inoculating taxi and bus drivers since January 19, and the second one was set up on February 3 for other employees.



Nearly 40,000 vaccine shots have been given to drivers, front-end staff, metro and tram operators, parking inspectors and other RTA employees along with their family members, said Nada Jasim, director of Safety, Risk, Regulation and Planning,