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Dubai Ambulance responded to almost 500 emergencies involving people who were either sick or injured over New Year s Eve.
Paramedics dealt with 493 cases and treated 542 patients in the 16-hour period from 2pm on Thursday to 6am on Friday.
Khalifa bin Dary, executive director of Dubai Ambulance Services Corporation, said the majority of the reports were for simple and moderate cases, while 25 people were severely injured
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in preparation for New Year s Eve celebrations on Thursday.
.@Dubai Ambulance paramedics cater to 493 cases & offered medical care to 542 patients on New Year s eve. pic.twitter.com/A9a9mn4P0K Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice)
Senior officials from Dubai s frontline services have been receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Khalifa bin Dary, Executive Director of Dubai Ambulance Services Corporation, had his first jab on Saturday.
Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs – Dubai, also received his primary injection.
It s the third week of the Dubai Health Authority’s free vaccination drive against the virus.
Frontline workers, senior citizens, Dubai residents over the age of 60, and those with chronic diseases are being given priority.
The second phase is due to start in April and will be open to all eligible Dubai visa-holders who wish to take part.
Covid vaccine UAE: More Dubai officials get Pfizer jab
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Top Dubai officials are continuing to get their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, as part of the Dubai Health Authority s free vaccination drive against Covid-19. On January 11, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, received his first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. 2 of 9 3 of 9
On Monday, Major General Talal Hamid Belhoul Al Falasi, Director-General of the State Security Department in Dubai, received the jab. 4 of 9
The Government of Dubai Media Office has been posting photos of the officials receiving the vaccine on its social media channels.
Covid vaccine in UAE: Top Dubai officials get Pfizer jabs
Web Report/Dubai
Major-General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri getting his Covid jab. Photo: Government of Dubai Media Office/Twitter.
Khalifa bin Dary receives the Pfizer vaccine. Photo: Government of Dubai Media Office/Twitter.
The vaccine is administered in two doses.
Two top Dubai officials have got their first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
The jabs were administered as part of the Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) free vaccination drive against Covid-19. The Government of Dubai Media Office posted photos of the officials receiving the jab on Saturday.
Major-General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) – Dubai; and Khalifa bin Dary, Executive Director of Dubai Ambulance Services Corporation, received their shots.