UAE vaccine doses cross 16.8 million

Sunday, 1 August 2021 16:08

By ARN News Staff

More than 16.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE so far.

Another 15,279 doses were given in the past 24 hours.

It takes the total to 16,810,996 with a distribution rate of 169.97 doses per 100 people.

Around 70.57 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated, while 78.95 per cent has received the first dose.

15,279 جرعة لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 16,810,996 بمعدل توزيع 169.97 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. وبنسبة 78.95% لمتلقي الجرعة الأولى، ونسبة 70.57% لمتلقي جرعتين من إجمالي السكان في دولة #الإمارات. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/gU9okV2ySq
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 1, 2021

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