COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates

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The COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates is an ongoing mass immunization campaign, in response to the ongoing pandemic.

COVID-19 vaccination in the United Arab Emirates
Date	December 2020 – present
Location	United Arab Emirates
Cause	COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
Target	Immunization against COVID-19
Organised by	Ministry of Health
Participants	16,444,844 total doses administered^[1] First dose: 7,684,876 Second dose: 6,765,065
Outcome	77.70% of the Emirati population has received at least one dose of a vaccine 68.40% has received both doses of a vaccine
Website	United Arab Emirates COVID-19 Data

In December 2020, the vaccination campaign began after its authorization of emergency use of Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine.^[2]^[3]

Background

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first reported case of SARS-CoV-2 was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China. In January 2020, first cases of COVID-19 was reported in the United Arab Emirates.^[5]

The United Arab Emirates has issued an approval of emergency use on the following dates:

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