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91% of the country’s population has at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
The government health department announced on Tuesday that globally, the UAE has the largest number of people vaccinated with at least one dose of Covid-19, and it ranks among the top in the latest rankings.
The official spokesperson of the UAE Health Department, Dr. Farida Al Hosani (Farida Al Hosani) quoted statistics published on the “Our World Data” website, saying that 91% of the country’s population had received at least one injection.
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Dr. Al Hosani said at the weekly Covid-19 briefing: “According to our data world, at least 80.38% of the country’s population has been vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine, and the UAE ranks second in the world.”
The UAE is followed closely by Portugal with 81.2% of fully vaccinated people. At least 87% of the population in Portugal has received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
According to our data world, the UAE ranks third in the world in terms of the number of coronavirus tests per 1,000 people in countries with a population of more than 1 million.
“These figures include tests conducted from the beginning of the pandemic to September 12,” said Dr. Hosani.
“The number of Covid-19 cases in the UAE 60% reduction Compared to August 2020, it is therefore the lowest percentage of people infected in a year,” she added.
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A health department spokesperson stated that the success of the UAE in fighting the pandemic can be attributed to the strong national vaccination campaign and the society’s compliance with safety regulations.
“Compared with people who are not vaccinated, vaccines usually help prevent infection and disease complications, hospital admissions, reduced hospital stays, and the need for ventilators,” she added.
Danusha Gukulan
Dhanusha Gokulan is from India and has been working as a journalist for more than ten years. For Khaleej Times, she reports on NRI affairs, civil aviation and immigration issues. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism, economics and English literature from Mangalore University in 2008, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in contemporary media leadership and innovation at the American University in Dubai. In her spare time, she gets involved in singing/song writing, loves food, and is the mother of an over-enthusiastic Labrador Retriever. On her Twitter @shootsprintrite.
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