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Dubai: People may need to get COVID-19 vaccine every year, said Dr Farida Al Hosani, official spokesperson for the UAE Health Sector.
Al Hosani made the remarks on Monday during a virtual panel discussion organised by the Maitha Bint Ahmed Al Nahyan Foundation for Community and Cultural Initiatives (MBAF), in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC).
New COVID-19 variants have emerged recently, Al Hosani said, adding that the more mutant the virus, the more is the possible need to vaccinate annually against it.
She gave an example of the mutant flu vaccine which is given to communities every year.
UAE Covid vaccine: You may need to take the jab every year, says official
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A senior Emirati woman receives Covid-19 vaccine in Jumeirah, Dubai. Photo by Shihab
Farida Al Hosani, official spokesperson for the UAE Health Sector, says with the virus mutations Covid-19 vaccination is likely to be an annual affair like the flu jab.
People may need to get Covid-19 vaccine every year, said Dr Farida Al Hosani, official spokesperson for the UAE Health Sector.
Al Hosani made the remarks on Monday during a virtual panel discussion organised by the Maitha Bint Ahmed Al Nahyan Foundation for Community and Cultural Initiatives (MBAF), in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC).