Date | December 2020 – present |
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Location | United Arab Emirates |
Cause | COVID-19 pandemic |
Target | Immunization against COVID-19 |
Organised by | Ministry of Health |
Participants | 16,444,844 total doses administered[1]
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Outcome |
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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]
On 9 December, the United Arab Emirates issued an approval of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.[4]
January 2021