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UAE administers another 62,366 COVID-19 vaccine doses

Sunday, 2 May 2021 08:51

By ARN News Staff

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 62,366 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered over the weekend.

It takes the total number of doses provided so far to 10,609,950, with a distribution rate of 107.28 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 spread of the virus.

62,366 doses of #COVID19 vaccine administered in past 24 hours: MoHAP#WamNews pic.twitter.com/t08UaNsnsB
— WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) May 1, 2021

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