Campaign has targeted 320,000 students in public and private schools ahead of the start of the new school year
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Is mandatory vaccination the need of the hour?
Proposals to make vaccinations mandatory have evoked protests in numerous countries and have raised important issues regarding the possible conflict between public safety and coercion
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Why Middle East countries using Chinese, Astra shots are increasingly eyeing boosters
Officials are being motivated by concerns that delta and other variants appear to be breaking down defences of vaccines not made from the super-effective messenger RNA technology, or mRNA
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UAE passes Seychelles to become most vaccinated nation
Arabian Gulf nation has so far administered 15.5 million doses, enough to cover 72.1 percent of its mostly expatriate population
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Qatar vows to provide vaccines for World Cup fans
Country’s Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khaled bin Khalifa Al-Thani warns that those who have not been immunised will not be allowed into the stadiums
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Abu Dhabi to introduce green pass to enter shops, parks, gyms and attractions
Green pass on the UAE’s Alhosn app, which recognises vaccination and PCR test status, will be required to access a number of venues
Air travellers
Video: Dubai-based Emirates operating to over 30 cities in 19 countries
UAE citizens and residents still reeling from the suspension of passenger flights between key destinations can still enjoy a summer holiday, with Dubai-based Emirates operating to over 30 cities in 19 countries across its network.
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Revealed: Where UAE citizens and residents can enjoy quarantine-free travel
As of July, Emirates will be operating over 280 weekly flights from Dubai to cities in Europe, the USA, Middle East, Africa and other island getaways – without the hassle, cost or stress of quarantine
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GEMS Education will give 8,000 Covid-19 shots to eligible students this week
The vaccination drive started on Sunday and 1,800 students have already been vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jabs; 42,000 students are eligible for the vaccine
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Oman to vaccinate 1.5m against Covid-19 by the end of June
Minister of Health reveals plan to immunise 70% of the Sultanate by the end of this year
Aviation industry
Etihad Airways has ‘no plans’ to restrict travel to Covid-19 vaccinated passengers
Kuwait’s government has declared a travel ban, effective from May 22, on citizens not vaccinated against Covid-19
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Kuwait declares travel ban for nationals not vaccinated against coronavirus
Ban begins May 22 as non-Kuwaitis are still prevented from entering the country
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UAE weighs movement restrictions for unvaccinated people
The country started its vaccination campaign last year and has administered about 9.8 million doses in a mostly expatriate population of 10 million
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Qatar seeks Covid-19 vaccinations for all world cup visitors
The Gulf state has seen a resurgence in Covid-19 cases despite pushing ahead with its inoculation program, forcing a lockdown to be reimposed
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Dubai expands Covid-19 vaccination criteria
Dubai Health Authority has said women who are planning to conceive and those breastfeeding are now eligible for Covid-19 vaccine
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Dubai to vaccinate 100% of eligible adults for coronavirus by end of year
“We are planning for 100% of eligible adults by the end of the fourth quarter of this year,” Amer Sharif, the head of Dubai’s Covid-19 Command and Control Centre, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
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Hospitality sector offers incentives in support of UAE’s vaccination campaign
Several Dubai businesses offering discounts to vaccinated residents