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87,720 people vaccinated in UAE in last 24 hours

  • 23 Jan 2021
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The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced that 87,720 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided up to Saturday stands at 2,426,793 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 24.54 doses per 100 people.

This is in line with the ministry's plan to provide the  COVID-19 vaccine to all members of society and efforts to reach acquired immunity resulting from the vaccination, which will help reduce the number of cases and control the COVID-19 virus.

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