Covid vaccine UAE: Second centre for Sinopharm jab opens in Dubai

Dubai - Residents don’t need to get an appointment to get the vaccine.

By Hesham Salah

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(Reuters file photo used for illustrative purposes)
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Published: Sun 3 Jan 2021, 6:54 PM

Last updated: Sun 3 Jan 2021, 7:00 PM

The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has opened the second centre in Dubai where residents can get the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against Covid-19. The new centre has opened in the Rashid Port.

ALSO READ: Chinese Covid vaccine now available at all UAE health centres


Residents don’t need to get an appointment to get the vaccine. They just need to produce a valid Emirates ID as they go.

The Sinopharm vaccine was earlier available only at the field hospital in Dubai Parks and Resorts. The vaccine is said to be 100 per cent effective in preventing moderate and severe cases of Covid-19.


ALSO READ: Full list of centres to get the Covid-19 vaccine in UAE

Dubai has also rolled a free Covid-19 vaccine campaign, where residents are given the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.


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