The nation overtook Seychelles to hit first place.
This is brilliant news indeed.
According to WAM, the UAE’s official News Agency, the UAE is leading the world with enough vaccinations to cover 72.1 percent of its population.
This means that the UAE has overtaken Seychelles to become the world’s most vaccinated nation, according to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker, which is said to be the most up-to-date and comprehensive tally of vaccinations around the globe.
According to WAM, the UAE has so far administered 15.5 million doses, enough to cover 72.1 percent of its population based on a two-dose regimen.
This is great news, since Abu Dhabi introduced a new rule that came into effect 20 August, whereby anybody wishing to enter many venues in the capital and the emirate would need to show they are vaccinated.
It was also reported on WAM that the UAE tests more people per capita than most nations and has one of the lowest fatality rates in the world.
In a statement on WAM, Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, was reported to have said that “this new global achievement adds to the country’s success and record of achievements in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that it is an international recognition of the success of the National Vaccination Campaign, launched by the UAE, which is continuing to achieve its objectives”.
It was also reported that Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais stressed that “the National Vaccination Campaign is continuing in all emirates of the country, along with the adherence to relevant precautionary measures, which represent the foundations of the national efforts aimed at achieving recovery and ensuring the return to normalcy”.
Source UAE News Agency – WAM
