Yas Island Hotel staff take part in COVID-19 vaccination drive

Yas Island Hotel staff take part in COVID-19 vaccination drive

Hundreds of hospitality employees working in Yas Island hotels have chosen to vaccinate as part of Abu Dhabi's efforts to ensure a safe reopening to tourists and a safe hosting of the recent UFC Fight Island Triple Header event. More than 240 people working inside the UFC Fight Island ‘bubble' hotels on Yas Island received their first dose of the vaccine, via an initiative to provide free vaccines to all hotel staff who choose to vaccinate. The initiative was launched in line with Abu Dhabi's coordinated and collaborative response to Covid-19, the emirate-wide ‘Choose to Vaccinate' campaign and the nationwide immunisation programme. The vaccination drive for hotels on Yas Island, the region's premier leisure and entertainment hub, will add an extra level of safety for visitors wanting to experience Abu Dhabi's rich and diverse mix of cultural, leisure and entertainment attractions. The drive also complements the protocols already in place across the emirate, including the ‘Go Safe' certification initiative, which enforces global health and safety practices across the emirate's hotels, malls, attractions and public places, which was led by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). “Abu Dhabi has shown its commitment to the highest standards of health