UAE administers 112521 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

  • Date: 07-Feb-2021
  • Source: Gulf Today
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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UAE administers 112521 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

So far, the UAE has vaccinated 4, 313, 868 people with a rate of 43. 62 doses per 100 people. This is in line with the Ministry's plan to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to all members of society and efforts to reach acquired immunity resulting from the vaccination, which will help reduce the number of cases and control the COVID-19 virus. Dr Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, has announced that a third stage study of a possible vaccine against COVID-19 has been approved by the Ethics Committee Scientific research in Abu Dhabi and this is indeed heartening news. The Abu Dhabi Health Services, SEHA, has started conducting new clinical trials for phase III of inactivated vaccine to combat COVID-19 and this is not only great news for the UAE but also the rest of the world. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, was today administered the COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health Abu Dhabi in collaboration with G42 Healthcare and Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA) has announced the opening of a new purpose-built, walk-in registration, screening and