18 million vaccine doses given in the UAE

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As many as 66,572 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the UAE in the past 24 hours, taking the total to more than 18.05 million.

The total number of doses provided up to Saturday stands at 18,056,765 with a vaccine distribution rate of 182.57 doses per 100 people.

Around 75.5 per cent of the UAE population is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while 86.53 per cent has received the first dose.

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