#Vaccine

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Covid-19 vaccine: Saudi receives first consignment, over 150,000 register in 24 hours

The vaccine is free for citizens and residents, and the first batch will be distributed over the next three days

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Saudi begins registrations for free Covid-19 vaccination for citizens, residents

The vaccination process in the kingdom will be in three stages

Oman approves emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

As of December 15, the sultanate reported 126,719 Covid-19 infections, including 118,505 recoveries and 1,475 deaths

Dubai sees surge in UK bookings after travel corridor started

65 per cent of airlines flying in the beginning of 2020 are back to Dubai Airports

Bahrain approves China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

The UAE registered the Sinopharm vaccine after finding it had a 86 per cent efficacy rate

Pfizer vaccine

Saudi approves registration of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

The authority will analyse samples from each incoming vaccine shipment before using it to ensure its quality

UAE approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine for use

The vaccine reported 86 per cent efficacy against the Covid-19 infection

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Abu Dhabi seeks volunteers for phase III trials of Russian Covid-19 vaccine

Up to 500 volunteers from Abu Dhabi will initially be invited to participate in the trials

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Saudi to soon reveal registration process for Covid-19 vaccine in the kingdom

The kingdom has signed “important contracts with companies developing the coronavirus vaccine”

Pfizer seeks emergency-use approval for vaccine in India: PTI

The company sought permission to import the vaccine for sale and distribution in India without the requirement for clinical trials on local people

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UK clears Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine ahead of US, EU

The UK regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, said the vaccine “met its strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness”

Gold’s big question: Can the bull market outlive a pandemic?

Gold suffered its second-biggest drop in seven years on the day that Pfizer announced early results showing its vaccine was 90 per cent effective

Emirates sees 2022 return of jumbo A380s as travel recovers

The Dubai-based airline is the largest customer of the A380

Abu Dhabi Hope Consortium

Abu Dhabi’s Hope Consortium to facilitate worldwide distribution of Covid-19 vaccine

The consortium will be able to handle the logistics for over six billion doses of the vaccines manufactured around the world – whether in single or multi doses – in cold and ultra-cold conditions in 2021

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G20: World leaders promise to ensure equality in the race to vaccinate people for Covid-19

“There is very clear recognition from the G20 members that if we leave any country behind, we will be behind” – Saudi minister

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Leaders at the Saudi-hosted G20 summit to pledge to ensure fair distribution of vaccines

The battle to counter the pandemic dominated the first day of a virtual summit of G20 nations on Saturday

UN recruits 40 airlines to help deliver vaccine to world’s poor

The summons to airlines was triggered by positive late-stage trial results reported by Pfizer and Moderna on two separate vaccines

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Moderna’s Covid vaccine found 94.5% effective in early analysis

A first analysis of data from more than 30,000 volunteers showed Moderna’s vaccine prevented virtually all symptomatic cases of Covid-19

Blockchain app may solve Covid-19 virus passport puzzle

Blockchain technology will help create digital vaccination certificates

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Social space: A roundup of all the GCC social media news in October

Fadi Khater, founder and managing partner of digital marketing agency Netizency, provides an overview of social media trends in the region

Covid-19: UAE reports 1,412 new cases, foreign minister receives vaccine

Several health officials in the UAE have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine

Health officials in UAE receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

The health ministry has also started administering the vaccine to medical and nursing staff at Al Qassimi Hospital for Women and Children

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UAE health minister gets first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

The UAE announced last week that the vaccine will be available mainly to frontline workers dealing with Covid-19 patients

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New walk-in screening facility opened in Abu Dhabi for Covid-19 vaccine trials

The facility, which can process up to 800 volunteers a day, is only open to Abu Dhabi residents