17 Jan 2021 - 9:52
Dr. Ahmed Elmagarmid, Executive Director, QCRI-HBKU
By Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula
Doha: Given the ability of vaccines to prevent disease and save lives, having accurate information about COVID-19 vaccine is important, according to Executive Director of Qatar Computing Research Institute Dr. Ahmed Elmagarmid.
Widespread vaccination will play an essential role in controlling the pandemic, said Dr. Elmagarmid, who was among the first category of the public to receive vaccine against COVID-19 in the country.
Sharing his experience of being vaccinated against COVID-19, Dr. Elmagarmid said as the year 2020 came to a close, he felt fortunate to have made it through relatively unscathed but was also looking forward to an elixir in the form of a vaccine that would provide some long-term assurance that things would one day return to normal.