More than 17.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE so far.
Another 55,792 doses were given in the past 24 hours.
It takes the total to 17,454,250 with a distribution rate of 176.48 doses per 100 people.
Around 73.21 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated, while 82.82 per cent has received the first dose.
55,792 جرعة لقاح #كوفيد19 تم تقديمها خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية، ليبلغ عدد الجرعات الكلي 17,454,250 بمعدل توزيع 176.48 جرعة لكل 100 شخص. وبنسبة 82.82% لمتلقي الجرعة الأولى، ونسبة 73.21% لمتلقي جرعتين من إجمالي السكان في دولة #الإمارات.#يدا_بيد_نتعافى pic.twitter.com/NIKKBfu7l7
— NCEMA UAE (@NCEMAUAE) August 17, 2021
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