UAE vaccine doses cross 17.2 million

Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:15

By ARN News Staff

More than 17.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE so far.

Another 48,318 doses were given in the past 24 hours.

It takes the total to 17,245,815 with a distribution rate of 174.37 doses per 100 people.

Around 72.59 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated, while 81.33 per cent has received the first dose.

48,318 جرعة لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 17,245,815 بمعدل توزيع 174.37 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. وبنسبة 81.33% لمتلقي الجرعة الأولى، ونسبة 72.59% لمتلقي جرعتين من إجمالي السكان في دولة #الإمارات. #يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/IhspjUOzgq
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 11, 2021

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