Covid-19: Health ministry issues guidelines on eligibility, timelines for booster jabs in UAE

Covid-19: Health ministry issues guidelines on eligibility, timelines for booster jabs in UAE

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has issued guidebook on Covid-19 booster shots, encouraging all eligible individuals to receive their jabs. Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi, official spokesperson for the UAE Health Sector, urged people who took the Sinopharm vaccine, especially the most vulnerable categories, such as people with chronic diseases and those aged over 50, to take their booster shot three months after their second dose, adding all other people over the age of 16 should take the booster six months after their second dose. Last month, MoHAP approved the emergency use of the Sinopharm CNBG’s new recombinant protein vaccine. Produced and distributed by Hayat Biotech, a JV between G42 and Sinopharm CNBG, it is now available to the public as a booster dose. “For those who received the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine, it is recommended for all individuals aged 18 and above to take their booster shot of the same vaccine six months after taking their second dose, while those who received are required to take the booster shot of either the same or another vaccine six months after taking their second dose,” she added, according to state-run news agency . Those who took other types of Covid-19 vaccines