Take Covid jab: Emirati among first to get Pfizer vaccine

Take Covid jab: Emirati among first to get Pfizer vaccine

Urging the public to get the newly-rolled out Covid-19 vaccination in order to get “normalcy” back to life, an 84-year-old Emirati Ali Salem Ali Al Adidi was among the first few to take the jab on Wednesday.

Al Adidi, who has diabetes and who has previously had heart surgery, said he was approached by Dubai Health Authority officials to take the Pfizer- BioNTech vaccine as he was in the high-risk category and more vulnerable to Covid-19 given his age.

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“After conducting some tests, I was given the go-ahead by the DHA doctors and I happily took the jab at a DHA centre today. I feel completely fine after taking it and there have been no side effects or uneasiness,” he said, flashing His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's famous three-finger salute denoting win, victory and love, and expressing his pride and happiness after taking the jab.

Being one of the oldest to receive the vaccine shot, Al Adidi