{"id":1319,"date":"2020-09-15T15:47:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T11:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=34341"},"modified":"2020-09-15T15:47:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T11:47:59","slug":"uae-covid-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/amman\/en\/latest\/uae-covid-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Approved UAE COVID Vaccine: What We Know So Far And Where It Came From"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday night, the UAE approved a COVID-19<\/a> vaccine for emergency use on frontline workers.<\/p>\n

Although the UAE government pre-warned us a major announcement was coming, nobody had any idea just how huge it would be.<\/p>\n

We knew trials for a vaccine were ongoing. China-based Sinopharm has a vaccine that reached Stage 3 of clinical trial testing; Phase 1 and 2 were complete in China, and the UAE was chosen for its diverse population by the pharmaceutical company, in alliance with the Abu Dhabi Government and Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence company G42 Healthcare.<\/p>\n

Once approved a successful vaccine will trigger the immune system to produce effective antibodies against COVID-19.<\/em><\/p>\n

Featuring 125 nationalities and 31,000 volunteers; the UAE is on the precipice of a world first but we’re not the only ones in this race. There are currently 150 vaccines in development worldwide, with billions of dollars of funding, pharmaceutical companies are vying to finish a task which usually takes over a decade to complete. (*The quickest vaccine ever brought to market prior to this took four years, that was for the mumps.)<\/p>\n

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Significant moment in fight against COVID-19: UAE Government approved vaccine for emergency use following successful phase III trials, jointly operated by UAE\u2019s G42 & Chinese company Sinopharm. Frontline workers will grt 1st access. 31,000 volunteers took the vaccine in the UAE.<\/p>\n

— \u0647\u0646\u062f \u0645\u0627\u0646\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062a\u064a\u0628\u0629 Hend Al Otaiba (@hend_mana) September 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n