UAE vaccine doses cross 18.2 million

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More than 18.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE so far.

As many as 65,719 doses were given in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 18,240,713.

The current distribution rate stands at 184.43 doses per 100 people.

Around 76.45 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated, while 87.52 per cent has received the first dose.

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