Plan to immunize against COVID-19
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COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates Date December 2020 – present Location United Arab Emirates Cause COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates Target Immunization against COVID-19 Organised by Ministry of Health Participants 16,444,844 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
Website United Arab Emirates COVID-19 Data
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 BIBP COVID-19 vaccine.[2] [3]
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has approved six COVID-19 vaccines; the following are: Sinopharm BIBP , Pfizer-BioNTech , Sputnik V , Oxford–AstraZeneca , Moderna , and Sinopharm CNBG .[4]
Background [ ]
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first reported case of SARS-CoV-2 was identified in Wuhan , Hubei , China. In January 2020, first cases of COVID-19 was reported in the United Arab Emirates.[5]
Approvals [ ]
The United Arab Emirates has issued an approval of emergency use on the following dates:
9 December 2020 – Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine.[6]
22 December 2020 – Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[7]
21 January 2021 – Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.[7]
February – Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.[7]
4 July 2021 – Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.[8]
27 December 2021 – Sinopharm CNBG COVID-19 vaccine.[9]
Progress [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Vaccine Statistics: As of July 20, 2021" . covidvax.live. Retrieved July 22, 2021 .
^ "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 .
^ "United Arab Emirates starts its vaccination campaign against COVID-19" . Atalayar . December 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021 .
^ "United Arab Emirates – COVID19 Vaccine Tracker" . Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved July 22, 2021 .
^ Nandkeolyar, Karishma H. (January 29, 2021). "Coronavirus in UAE: Four of a family infected" . Gulf News . Retrieved July 23, 2021 .
^ "Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Key Push, but Doubts Swirl" . The New York Times . December 9, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2021 .
^ a b c "Vaccines against COVID-19 in the UAE" . January 21, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021 .
^ "UAE approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use" . Reuters . July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021 .
^ "Emergency use of Sinopharm's new CNBG protein vaccine approved in UAE" . Gulf News . 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021 .
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