UAE Ministry of Health slams false rumours involving COVID-19 vaccines - GulfToday

UAE Ministry of Health slams false rumours involving COVID-19 vaccines

  • 12 Jan 2021
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The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has dismissed as false the rumours circulated across social media platforms about COVID-19 vaccines.

MoHAP in a statement underlined the importance of obtaining information from official and reliable sources, and called upon all community members to verify the information before circulation in order to avoid legal liability.

The Ministry stressed that all those propagating fake information will be held legally accountable.

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