UAE Covid vaccine: Over 1 million doses administered

Dubai - The health authorities in the country aim to vaccinate over 50 per cent of its residents in the first quarter of this year

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By Web report

Published: Sun 10 Jan 2021, 12:35 AM

Last updated: Sun 10 Jan 2021, 9:35 PM

Health authorities in the UAE have administered over a million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.

The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) tweeted that 78,793 doses of the vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours (12.20am, January 10).

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This takes the total number of vaccine doses to 1.02 million, with a distribution rate of 10.32 doses per 100 people.

The health authorities in the country aim to vaccinate over 50 per cent of its residents in the first quarter of this year.

Two types of vaccines are administered in the UAE - Chinese Sinopharm and Pfizer-BioNTech.

Web report

Published: Sun 10 Jan 2021, 12:35 AM

Last updated: Sun 10 Jan 2021, 9:35 PM

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