UAE health minister gets first COVID-19 vaccine dose

UAE health minister gets first COVID-19 vaccine dose

ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates' Minister of Health and Prevention Abdul Rahman Al-Owais has taken the country's first COVID-19 vaccine dose days after authorities approved it for emergency use for frontline health workers, the official WAM news agency reported on Saturday.Al-Owais said the UAE aims to provide all safety means for the “heroes” working on the front lines and to protect them from any dangers they may face during to the nature of their work in battling the coronavirus outbreak, according to the news agency.Limits on social gatheringsOnly 10 immediate family members