64% of UAE population fully vaccinated

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Nearly 64 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Meanwhile, 74 per cent had received at least one dose.

For the first time, authorities have released the details of the vaccination programme by first and second dose.

Another 29,969 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE in the past 24 hours.

The total number of doses provided so far stands at 15,534,207 with a distribution rate of 157.06 doses per 100 people.

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