Covid vaccine: UAE to provide jab to all residents

Covid vaccine: UAE to provide jab to all residents

The UAE is among the first countries in the world that aims to provide the Covid-19 vaccine to all of its residents, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday.

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This is part of its efforts to achieve herd immunity, which will help bring down the number of cases, control the virus and reduce its spread.

“The national vaccination campaign aims to ensure that more than 50 per cent of the UAE's population receives the vaccine in the first quarter of 2021,” said the NCEMA.

The authority said the vaccines are provided for free at more than 205 centres across the country.

Three vaccines are registered in the country: Sinopharm, Pfizer and, most recently, Sputnik.

“The UAE launched the national vaccination campaign after confirming its safety, and after successfully exceeding its needed scientific phases that spanned a year ... It meets international standards in the manufacture of vaccines,” the authority said.

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