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Move comes as part of UAE's efforts to secure the health and safety of entire community

Abu Dhabi: A number of COVID-19 vaccination centres operated by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) will be closed from the first to the third day of Eid Al Fitr. This includes the centres at the Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal, Al Ain Convention Centre and Dubai Parks and Resorts, as well as majlises in Al Ain and in Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen, Al Manhal and Mushrif areas. In case Eid falls on Thursday, these Seha facilities will remain open on Wednesday — the last day of Ramadan — in acc...

Dubai: Never has the significance of vaccination been in such sharp focus as now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Keeping this in mind, the UAE Ministry of Health observed World Immunisation Week 2021, that falls in the last week of April this year, under the theme ‘Vaccines bring us closer’ and vetted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) World Immunisation Week aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against diseases, increase vaccination rates, and spread awarenes...

Abu Dhabi: There have been no recorded COVID-19 deaths in Abu Dhabi emirate among residents who have received all required doses of COVID-19 vaccination, the Abu Dhabi Media Office has revealed. The announcement was made following a study by the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC), which investigates and promotes public health and wellbeing in the emirate. Efficacy against severe COVID-19 The ADPHC study found a significant decrease in the rate of COVID-19 infection among people after they h...

“The DoH dedicates all COVID-19 vaccination centres in Abu Dhabi and other emirates to all…who are senior citizens, people with chronic disease, and People of Determination for six weeks starting February 7,” the DoH announced via the Abu Dhabi Media Office. These groups of people can receive COVID-19 vaccines at any Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) centre – in Abu Dhabi and in other emirates – without prior appointment. It further clarified that people with chronic conditions...

Vaccines have arrived and new strains too have sprung up. So let’s get vaccinated soon

Abu Dhabi: At one of the UAE’s largest COVID-19 vaccination centres, there is an unmistakable air of hope. The Seha Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal Vaccination Centre sees 3,000 people getting vaccinated every day during the 15 hours of its operation. And there are provisions to increase capacity further at the Al Mina area location if the need arises, Dr Dana Al Marzouqi, site manager, told Gulf News. The centre is operated by Abu Dhabi’s public health provider, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Co...

Big changes to Abu Dhabi entry policy for tourists and residents countries, regions, and territories will only have to isolate until negative PCR result… In what will likely be a gift at the very top of many family wishlists, Abu Dhabi government is preparing for a complete overhaul of the emirate’s entry restrictions, to come into effect from December 24. The policy changes will mainly affect tourists coming from overseas, with passengers from some countries, regions, and territories on...