COVID-19 vaccine: UAE Minister of Health received first dose

Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammad Al Owais, UAE’s Minister of Health and Prevention, received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine that is being tested in the country.

“The clinical trials of the vaccine have shown positive results in the UAE and the vaccine is safe and effective and will contribute to reducing the losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and saving lives,” The minister said.

Earlier last week, the UAE approved the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine. Currently undergoing Phase III clinical trials, the vaccine is being made optionally available to healthcare workers on the frontlines in the Gulf country after showing promising results so far.