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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced the expansion of their campaign to vaccinate against Corona to include all citizens and residents over the age of 16, at a time when countries in the Gulf region are rushing to control its spread.
Riyadh said the Health Ministry will begin vaccinating residents who have reached the age of 16 with the Pfizer vaccine, and those over 18 who are citizens and residents of the AstraZeneca vaccine. On Saturday, the Saudi cabinet said that around 3 million doses of vaccines had been distributed to 500 vaccination centers.
The UAE, the center of trade and tourism in the region and a global travel hub, has accelerated the pace of introduction of vaccines to keep its economy open. It is the second largest in the world, after Israel, in terms of receiving the number of doses per 100 people.
According to a statement published by the official media late last night on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health has urged all citizens and residents 16 years of age and older to register as of today Sunday to be vaccinated against the Corona virus. . The statement said that this step comes after the vaccination of 73 percent of Emiratis, residents and people with chronic diseases. The UAE provides four types of vaccines for free.
Daily corona cases in the UAE jumped to around 4,000 in late January from nearly 600 in September, after Dubai opened its doors wide to visitors during the peak of its tourist season in the winter. .
That rate dropped as authorities tightened restrictions in public places, but precautionary measures did not reach the point of general isolation. Since then, some restrictions have been relaxed, although wearing the muzzle in public places and social distancing remain mandatory.
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