UAE administers 12,787 vaccine doses

Sunday, 15 August 2021 16:24

By ARN News Centre

Another 12,787 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided so far stands at 17,376,128 with a distribution rate of 175.69 doses per 100 people.

Around 72.92 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated, while 82.31 per cent has received the first dose.

12,787 جرعة لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 17,376,128 بمعدل توزيع 175.69 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. وبنسبة 82.31% لمتلقي الجرعة الأولى، ونسبة 72.92% لمتلقي جرعتين من إجمالي السكان في دولة #الإمارات. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/4RU3m6DrsA
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 15, 2021

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