UAE vaccine doses cross 20.5 million

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More than 20.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE so far.

Another 29,277 doses were given in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 20,504,488.

The current distribution rate stands at 207.32 doses per 100 people.

85.35 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated so far, while 95.57 per cent has received the first dose.

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