Covid vaccine UAE: 3,000 students, teachers get the jab
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Dedicated vaccination centres set up in Fujairah, Ajman for teachers and administrative staff.
Nearly 3,000 teachers, administrative staff and students at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE have received the Covid-19 vaccine as authorities intensified an integrated campaign to have all school workers in the UAE vaccinated.
The initiative organised in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHP) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) aims to make the vaccine accessible for educators and students.
The MoE announced on Twitter that a field vaccination centre was also set up at the Teacher Training Institute in Ajman (main building) for two days (January 13 and 14) from 9 am to 5pm for everyone from the education sector to take the vaccine.
50-year-old Emirati falls off a cliff in RAK, rescued reporters@khaleejtimes.com Filed on January 13, 2021
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He sustained fractures and other injuries.
A 50-year-old Emirati was walking on a rocky mountain in Ras Al Khaimah when he slipped and fell off a cliff, the authorities said on Wednesday. The Air Wing team of the Ras Al Khaimah Police immediately came to his rescue and took him to a hospital. He sustained serious injuries and fractures.
Group Commander Saeed Al Yamahi, head of the Air Wing Section, said the incident happened a few days ago. As soon as they received the report, the search and rescue team was dispatched to the site. “The entire area was searched until the injured man was found, provided with first aid, and then moved to Saqr hospital.”
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