COVID-19: UAE administers 157,514 vaccine doses

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About 157,514 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE in the past 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention, the total number of doses provided so far stands at 4,684,658 with the distribution rate of 47.37 doses per 100 people.

This is in line with the Ministry's plan to provide the 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 virus.

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