UAE vaccine doses exceed 21 million

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More than 21 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the UAE so far.

Another 40,476 doses were given in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 21,039,619.

The current distribution rate stands at 212.73 doses per 100 people.

87.29 per cent of the UAE population is fully vaccinated so far, while 97.39 per cent has received the first dose.

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