Abu Dhabi starts COVID-19 vaccinations

Abu Dhabi starts COVID-19 vaccinations

Abu Dhabi starts COVID-19 vaccinations

Abu Dhabi starts COVID-19 vaccinations

Abu Dhabi starts COVID-19 vaccinations

Above, a COVID-19 screening center in Abu Dhabi. The UAE has so far recorded more than 184,000 coronavirus cases, including 617 deaths. (AFP)

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Abu Dhabi starts COVID-19 vaccinations

The UAE is one of the first countries to start widespread inoculation

Residents in the capital can book an appointment through the Abu Dhabi Health Services hotline

Updated 14 December 2020

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AUB DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has launched COVID-19 vaccinations in the capital Abu Dhabi, health officials said Monday, days after it approved the jab by Chinese drugs giant Sinopharm.

The Gulf nation is one of the first countries to start widespread inoculation, after Britain became the first to roll out a campaign using a vaccine by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.

Gulf countries UAE and Bahrain, where third-phase trials of the Sinopharm vaccine were carried out, have both officially registered it for public use after it was previously approved for emergency use for frontline health workers.

Residents in the capital can book an appointment through the Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA) hotline.

"Residents can book an appointment for the vaccine now, free of charge,“ a SEHA operator said, with local reports