Home Covid-19 Covid-19: UAE completes inoculation phase of Russian vaccine trial A total of 1,000 volunteers received their second dose by Zainab Mansoor March 11, 2021 Trials of the Russian vaccine – Sputnik V – in the UAE have completed the inoculation phase, the Abu Dhabi Media Office has confirmed. A total of 1,000 volunteers received their second dose. The trial will now transition into the scientific data collection phase, with UAE results to be combined with global research findings. The Russian human adenovirus-based vaccine trials in the UAE have completed the inoculation phase, with 1,000 volunteers receiving their second dose. pic.twitter.com/y2Cm0MG8E9 — مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@admediaoffice) March 11, 2021 Interim results will be announced in April 2021. The vaccine’s immune response will be monitored in volunteers for 180 days. The Russian vaccine has so far shown a 91.6 per cent efficacy rate. The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention approved the Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, for emergency use, earlier this year. Read: UAE approves Russian vaccine Sputnik for emergency use Tags Covid-19 Russian vaccine Trial UAE Volunteers 0 Comments You might also like Flying Taxis: How Archer aims to revolutionise travel in the UAE UAE to announce petrol, diesel prices for January; will rates drop in 2024? How REITs are unlocking the potential of UAE real estate GCC region M&A blazes trail as global deals decline