Dubai ruler encourages people to take COVID-19 vaccine

  • Date: 13-Jan-2021
  • Source: Arab News
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Dubai ruler encourages people to take COVID-19 vaccine

Dubai ruler encourages people to take COVID-19 vaccine

Dubai ruler encourages people to take COVID-19 vaccine

Handout image provided by UAE's News Agency (WAM) on Nov. 3, 2020 shows Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum receiving an injection of a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine. (File/AFP)

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Dubai ruler encourages people to take COVID-19 vaccine

Mohammed bi Rashid said taking the vaccine would help protect everyone's health

The UAE has vaccinated 108,401 residents COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours

Updated 13 January 2021

DUBAI: Dubai's Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum encouraged individuals to receive the coronavirus vaccine in a tweet.

The United Arab Emirates' Vice President said taking the vaccine would help protect everyone's health.

"Taking the vaccine is every individual's responsibility to protect their health, families and wider society,“ Al-Maktoum tweeted.

The UAE has made great strides in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, we are ranked the second globally in the vaccine administration rates. Taking the vaccine is every individual's responsibility to protect their health, families and wider society.

“” HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) January 12, 2021

The UAE has vaccinated 108,401 residents COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours, state news agency WAM reported.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said the total of administered doses is at 1.27 million now.

The Gulf country