UAE Embassy in Islamabad vaccinates employees against COVID-19
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ISLAMABAD: The UAE Embassy in Pakistan organised a vaccination programme to inoculate its employees and all cadres of the Embassy and its representative offices against COVID-19 .
According to a press release issued by the embassy, the two-day vaccination programme was organised from January 19-20, after the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan authorised the Sinopharm vaccine in Pakistan.
UAE Embassy in Pakistan s employee receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Handout photo
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Chinese vaccine maker CanSino Biologics has offered 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan, Bloomberg reported Friday.
The company is also close to releasing the results of its vaccine s final-stage clinical trials that were being conducted in Pakistan, Russia, Mexico, and Chile.
In September, Pakistan started its first-ever clinical trials of the Chinese company s COVID-19 vaccine, Ad5-nCoV.
UAE Embassy in Pakistan inoculates workers against coronavirus
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UAE Embassy in Pakistan s employee receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Handout photo
ISLAMABAD: The UAE Embassy in Pakistan said Friday that it had inoculated its employees and all cadres of the and its representative offices against COVID-19 .
According to a press release issued by the embassy, the two-day vaccination programme was organised from January 19-20, after the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan authorised the Sinopharm vaccine in Pakistan.
UAE Embassy in Pakistan s employees receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Handout photo
UAE Ambassador in Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al Zaabi, on the occasion, said that the programme is based on the Embassy’s commitment toward social responsibility and to effectively contribute in efforts aimed at the safety of the society and preserving the health of its communities .
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