Covid vaccine UAE: 97-year-old Emirati takes the jab
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Earlier this week, health authorities in the UAE noted that the vaccine can be administered to senior citizens in their homes.
A 97-year-old Emirati received the first dose of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine in Al Ain on Thursday.
Senior citizen Nekhaira Obaid Saeed Al Dhaheri took the jab at Abu Dhabi Health Services Company s (Seha) Neina centre in Al Ain.
His son said: “My 97-year-old father decided to join the rest of the family in taking the vaccine. We encouraged him to take the jab in line with the visionary UAE leadership’s wise decision and in support of the nation’s efforts to beat the pandemic and protect the community.
Coronavirus: UAE reports 3,362 Covid-19 cases, 2,588 recoveries, 6 deaths
Web Report/Dubai
The new cases were detected through additional 134,768 tests.
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Wednesday reported 3,362 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 2,588 recoveries. Six deaths were also reported.
As many as new 134,768 Covid-19 tests were carried out, taking the total number of tests carried out in the country to more than 21.8 million so far.
The total number of cases in UAE as on January 13 stand at 239,587 while total recoveries are 213,149. Death toll rises to 723.
The UAE s leaders have urged citizens and residents to get the Covid-19 vaccine, calling it every individual s responsibility to protect their health and the wider society.