As many as 108,401 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been provided in the UAE in the last 24 hours.
It takes the total number of doses administered so far to 1,275,652, with a distribution rate of 12.9 doses per 100 people.
#UAE vaccinates 108,401 people against #COVID19 in last 24 hours.#WamNews pic.twitter.com/45b4gJjCEv
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