Watch: COVID-19 vaccination drive for Gulf News employees comes to an end

Watch: COVID-19 vaccination drive for Gulf News employees comes to an end

Dubai: More than 300 staff members of Gulf News have received the Sinopharm vaccine, thanks to an initiative by the company. On February 28, Sunday, company staff received their second dose of vaccine, concluding a successful vaccination campaign set out by the senior management of Gulf News. The vaccine was provided by Tamouh Healthcare through its subsidiary MediQ. Dr Partha Bannerjee, CEO, Tamouh Healthcare, said: "I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to the UAE government for its efforts to ensure care and support to the emirates' residents. The country's leaders and their tireless efforts to ensure the UAE becomes a COVID-free country is commendable. The leaders themselves set an example in proving that the vaccine is safe by getting themselves vaccinated. " He added: "The Department of Health (DOH) has placed responsibility with Tamouh Healthcare to vaccinate residents with the COVID vaccination. I am happy to say that we have managed to vaccinate close to 1. 5 million people. We focussed initially on Abu Dhabi and some corporates in Dubai too." He thanked the senior management of Gulf News for thinking about the welfare of its staff. "It is a great step, especially vaccinating the delivery and distribution