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COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates
DateDecember 2020 – present
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic
TargetImmunization against COVID-19
Organised byMinistry of Health
Participants16,444,844 total doses administered[1]
  • First dose: 7,684,876
  • Second dose: 6,765,065
Outcome
  • 77.70% of the Emirati population has received at least one dose of a vaccine
  • 68.40% has received both doses of a vaccine

The COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates is an ongoing mass immunization campaign, in response to the ongoing pandemic.

In December 2020, the vaccination campaign began after its authorization of emergency use of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.[2]

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has approved 5 COVID-19 vaccines; the following are: Sinopharm, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, Oxford–AstraZeneca, and Moderna.[3]

Background

Timeline

2020

December 2020

On 9 December, the United Arab Emirates issued an approval of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.[4]

2021

January 2021

Progress

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

References

  1. ^ "Vaccine Statistics: As of July 20, 2021". covidvax.live. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dubai is offering the Pfizer vaccine to residents for free in addition to China's Sinopharm shot". CNBC. December 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "United Arab Emirates – COVID19 Vaccine Tracker". Retrieved July 22, 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Key Push, but Doubts Swirl". The New York Times. December 9, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

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