The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 59,736 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours.
The total number of doses provided up to Saturday stands at 17,097,354 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 172.87 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.
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