COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates
 | This article needs to be updated. (December 2021) |
| Date | December 2020 – present |
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| Location | United Arab Emirates |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates |
| Target | Immunization against COVID-19 |
| Organised by | Ministry of Health |
| Participants | 16,444,844 total doses administered[1]
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| Outcome |
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| Website | United Arab Emirates COVID-19 Data |
The COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates is an ongoing mass immunization campaign, in response to the ongoing pandemic.
In December 2020, the vaccination campaign began after its authorization of emergency use of Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine.[2][3]
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has approved six COVID-19 vaccines; the following are: Sinopharm BIBP, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, Oxford–AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Sinopharm CNBG.[4]
Background
[edit]COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first reported case of SARS-CoV-2 was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China. In January 2020, first cases of COVID-19 was reported in the United Arab Emirates.[5]
Approvals
[edit]The United Arab Emirates has issued an approval of emergency use on the following dates:
- 9 December 2020 – Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine.[6]
- 22 December 2020 – Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[7]
- 21 January 2021 – Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.[7]
- February – Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.[7]
- 4 July 2021 – Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.[8]
- 27 December 2021 – Sinopharm CNBG COVID-19 vaccine.[9]
Progress
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References
[edit]- ^ "Vaccine Statistics: As of July 20, 2021". covidvax.live. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Dubai is offering the Pfizer vaccine to residents for free in addition to China's Sinopharm shot". CNBC. December 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates starts its vaccination campaign against COVID-19". Atalayar. December 23, 2021. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates – COVID19 Vaccine Tracker". Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Nandkeolyar, Karishma H. (January 29, 2021). "Coronavirus in UAE: Four of a family infected". Gulf News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Gets Key Push, but Doubts Swirl". The New York Times. December 9, 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Vaccines against COVID-19 in the UAE". January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "UAE approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use". Reuters. July 4, 2021. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Emergency use of Sinopharm's new CNBG protein vaccine approved in UAE". Gulf News. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
