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UAE opens regional COVID19 vaccination site for Chinese nationals

May 25, 2021 / 8:46 AM
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Sharjah24 – Reuters: The United Arab Emirates will offer China's Sinopharm vaccine to Chinese nationals visiting the regional tourism and business hub, the first non-residents to be eligible for the country's vaccination campaign against COVID-19.
Chinese nationals over the age of 16 holding a short-term visa can receive two doses of Sinopharm in Dubai, the state news agency WAM said earlier this week, under an agreement between the UAE and China to launch a regional vaccination site.

The UAE led Phase III clinical trials of the vaccine produced by China's state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm and has started manufacturing it under a joint venture between Sinopharm and Abu Dhabi-based technology company Group 42.

The Gulf Arab state, a country of some 9 million people, has vaccinated about 73% of its eligible population, authorities have said.

The UAE, which is offering four vaccines, said this month it would start offering a booster shot of Sinopharm.
May 25, 2021 / 8:46 AM

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