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UAE Covid vaccine: 123,740 residents vaccinated in 24 hours

Dubai - The UAE's vaccination administration rate is the second highest globally.

Published: Tue 2 Feb 2021, 4:00 PM

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(Wam file photo used for illustrative purpose)

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The UAE has vaccinated : 123,740 residents against Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

The country's Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said the total doses administered now stands at 3.56 million. This takes the rate of doses per 100 people to 36.04.

The UAE on Sunday registered the highest daily average of Covid-19 vaccine doses with 220,000 jabs.

Meanwhile, Dubai on Tuesday announced that it would now offer India-made AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines.

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The jab has been added to the Dubai Health Authority's authorised list of Covid-19 vaccines offered at its medical facilities.

With this, there are now four types of Covid-19 vaccines available in the country: Chinese Sinopharm, German Pfizer-BioNTech, Russian Spuntik V and Indian AstraZeneca.



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