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Eighty-four-year-old UAE citizen among first in Dubai to get Pfizer COVID shot

Wednesday, 23 December 2020 16:01

Dubai Media Office

Eighty-four-year-old Emirati national Ali Salem Ali Aladidi is among the first in Dubai to receive the new US approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Shamaa Saif Rashid Alalili (36) from Dubai Ambulance, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) nurse Asha Susan Philip (45), RTA driver Asif Khan Fazle Subhan (37) and Adel Hassan Shukralla (32) from Dubai Police were the others who got their jabs on Wednesday.

The first individuals to receive the 'Pfizer- BioNTech' vaccine are:senior citizen Ali Salem Ali Aladidi, Shamaa Saif Rashid Alalili from @Dubai_Ambulance; Asha Susan Philip, @DHA_Dubai Nurse; Asif Khan Fazle Subhan, @rta_dubai driver; & Adel Hassan Shukralla from @DubaiPoliceHQ pic.twitter.com/CYwG2kPBVb
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) December 23, 2020

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination drive has been launched by Dubai Health Authority (DHA), in coordination with Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management and the COVID-19 Command and Control Centre.

UAE residents can register and book appointments for vaccination through the DHA app or the DHA’s toll-free number 800 342.

Authorities have also reiterated the importance of continuing to observe precautionary measures and leading a healthy lifestyle even after receiving the vaccine.

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