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COVID-19: UAE vaccinates 131,939 people in 24 hours

Saturday, 16 January 2021 16:23

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced that it administered 131,939 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up till Saturday stands at 1,797,926 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 18.18 doses per 100 people.

This is in line with the Ministry's plan to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to all members of society and efforts to reach acquired immunity resulting from the vaccination, which will help reduce the number of cases and control the pandemic.

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