Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has urged teachers and the staff of all educational institutions to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Sheikh Abudullah, who is also the Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council, made the statement during the virtual meeting of the council.

“We look forward to the return of our children to schools in a safe environment,” said Sheikh Abdullah.

On Tuesday authorities, during the weekly briefing on COVID-19 situation in the UAE, have said that country plans to vaccinate 50 per cent of its population by the first quarter of 2021.

“To date, 826,301 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, equivalent to 47,000 doses per day, and 8% of the country's total population,” Dr Farida Al Hosani, the official spokesperson for the UAE health sector said on Tuesday.

“We aim to reach more than 50% of the country's population during the first quarter of this year. This will help us reduce cases in general, reduce critical cases in particular, and control the disease better in the next phase.”