Kayode Oyero
THE PRIME of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, revealed Tuesday that he had won an injection of the COVID-19 vaccine produced through UAE medical teams.
@HHShkMohd, who shared this on Twitter with a photo of a person injecting him, said the groups ran tirelessly to make the vaccine available.
However, it did specify whether the vaccine had been approved through the World Health Organization or reveal its COVID-19 status.
The Prime Minister wrote: “While we received the COVID-19 vaccine today. We wish everyone smart health and protection, and we are proud of our groups who have worked tirelessly to make the vaccine available in the UAE. In the long run it will be higher in the UAE. “
The need for a vaccine is more urgent globally, i. e. in the wake of a new wave of pandemics.
More European countries, coupled with France, England, Germany, Spain, among others, have also imposed other barriers to the rate of new infections.
Nigeria’s president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired), also said last week that the country’s virus-affected economy may not be another cycle of blockade.
He tweeted: “Looking at trends in other countries, we will have to do everything we can to avoid a momentary wave of Covid-19 in Nigeria. We want to make sure that our cases, which are down, do not recover. ” the economy is too fragile to face any other cycle of lockdown. ‘
Meanwhile, the United Nations Global Health Coordination Organization said it would prioritize vulnerable teams when a vaccine is found.
“Lately more than a hundred COVID-19 candidate vaccines are being developed, some of which are being tested in humans.
“WHO is running the ACT accelerator with scientists, corporations and fitness organizations around the world to drive the reaction to the pandemic.
“When an effective vaccine is found, COVAX (led through WHO, GAVI and CEPI) will facilitate equitable access and distribution of these vaccines to protect others in all countries. Priority will be given to endangered highs,” WHO wrote on its website.