Get Sinopharm vaccine at 40 locations
THREE NEW SEHA FACILITIES CAN TOGETHER VACCINATE 9,000 PEOPLE A DAY
The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company ( Seha) is administering COVID- 19 vaccines at 40 locations, including three large vaccination centres that can together vaccinate 9,000 people a day.
The Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal centre and the facility at the Al Ain Convention Centre— both set up within four days — can handle 6,000 people daily, while the Dubai Parks and Resorts field hospital can accommodate 3,000 people per day.
Abu Dhabi’s Cruise Terminal facility, and the Al Ain Convention Centre, are each divided into two zones – one for each dose – with every zone including 24 vaccination stations. At the Parks and Resorts centre, there are 50 vaccination stations, along with a drivethrough divide for men taking their second vaccine doses.
Other facilities
Seha is also delivering the vaccine at 35 clinics in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, six hospitals in Al Dhafra, one in Al Ain, and 19 majlis. In addition, it is vaccinating residents at its Dubai facilities at Mina Rashid and Khawaneej, as well as at industrial area screening centres.
Seha facilities are delivering the Sinopharm China National Biotec Group’s Beijing Institute of Biological Products inactivated vaccine. The vaccine was registered in the UAE on December 9, following Phase III clinical trials in Abu Dhabi overseen by the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Abu Dhabi Department of Health. The trials showed 86 per cent efficacy against the virus.
Meanwhile, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority ( NCEMA) reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated.
Elderly can get it at home
In a briefing yesterday. NCEMA urged to get vaccinated. “Help us protect you, we can visit you at home to assess your medical condition and provide you the vaccine,” it said.
108,401 vaccinated in a day
The Ministry of Health and Prevention yesterday announced that 108,401 people have received the vaccine over the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,275,652 the total doses taken so far across the nation, at 12.09 doses per 100 people.
# TogetherWeRecover
Meanwhile, the hashtag # TogetherWeRecover is gaining traction on social media platforms as Emiratis and foreign residents expressed their desire to take the vaccine, to immunise the community and overcome the virus. They also expressed their pride at the efforts of the UAE and its leadership to counter the pandemic.