One in 20 Covid vaccines administered globally passed through Dubai
Staff Report/Dubai
5% of doses given around the world have flown on an Emirates aircraft
One out of every 20 Covid-19 vaccine doses administered around the world has transited through Dubai and has flown on an Emirates aircraft.
According to Emirates SkyCargo, it has moved around 59 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to more than 50 destinations around the world. It has also transported six types of Covid-19 vaccines on its flights.
Globally, it’s estimated that 1 billion doses of the vaccine have been administered.
The air cargo carrier has been able to safely and rapidly deliver around 5 per cent of the total vaccines administered around the world since October 2020.