The move sets off what will be the largest vaccination campaign in US history.
The move sets off what will be the largest vaccination campaign in US history.
This mean there will be enough doses to immunise 100 million people with the two-shot regimen.
Dr Faisal Sultan said the government is assessing which candidate is most effective before buying it.
Health ministry spokesman urges people to seek 'early registration' to help authorities cope with demand.
Donald Trump has implored the FDA to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech by the end of Friday.
The widely respected physician and scientist has been named as Biden's chief medical adviser on Covid-19.
WHO chief Tedros said there had been a 60% increase worldwide in deaths from the respiratory disease over the past six weeks.
The UAE has responded to the Covid-19 crisis by providing over 1,661 tonnes of aid to 120 countries in need.
Residents who have already volunteered for the 4Humanity Phase 3 clinical trials cannot be part of this vaccination drive.
The US is on the cusp of approving emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.