UAE Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Studies

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan posted on Twitter on October 16, 2020, that he received the coronavirus vaccine. Al-Nahyan tweeted a caption saying “corona vaccination is our way to return to normal life.”

On October 12, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Prevention of the UAE announced it would conduct Phase III clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine.

And, the UAE began a partnership between Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group and Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Group 42 in July to test another COVID-19 vaccine.