Residents in Dubai have started to schedule their appointments to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that’s being rolled out across six centres in Dubai.
The Dubai Government Media Office shared six facilities of the Dubai Health Authority where residents can get their free COVID-19 vaccine. These include Zabeel Primary Health Care Centre, Al Mizhar Primary Health Care Centre, Nad Al Hamr Primary Health Care Centre, Barsha Primary Health Care Centre, Uptown Mirdif Medical Fitness Centre and Hatta Hospital.
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Appointments are required. Dubai residents can register and book appointments for vaccination through the DHA app or the DHA’s toll-free number 800 342. Residents must also provide a Medical Record Number (MRN), and those who have yet to secure theirs should email [email protected] and provide them with a copy of Emirates ID (front and back) as well as their mobile number.
The DHA revealed that in the first phase of the rollout of the campaign, it will target four main categories; the first category includes Emirati and resident elders aged 60 years and above, people with chronic diseases and people of determination.
The second category includes frontliners in both the public and private sectors.
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The third category includes vital-sector workers and the fourth category includes members of the public who wish to get vaccinated.
The success of Dubai’s comprehensive measures to combat the virus has led to Dubai being one of the safest cities in the world. The emirate has undertaken critical preventive measures including rigorous implementation of monitoring, surveillance and quarantine protocols and also taken vital proactive steps such as increasing the COVID-19 PCR testing capacity to more than 80,000 tests per day.
