{"id":39187,"date":"2020-12-23T09:45:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T05:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=39187"},"modified":"2020-12-23T10:19:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T06:19:01","slug":"dubai-residents-can-now-get-vaccinated-with-the-pfizer-vaccine-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/dubai-residents-can-now-get-vaccinated-with-the-pfizer-vaccine-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Residents Can Now Get Vaccinated With The 95% Effective Pfizer Vaccine For FREE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Deemed as 95% effective, the Pfizer vaccine is being rolled out for Dubai residents starting today for completely FREE of cost!!!<\/h2>\n<p>Dubai\u2019s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management put out a statement saying that an extensive vaccination campaign against COVID-19 will kick off in Dubai from Wednesday, December 23. The \u201cmRNA vaccine\u201d which is developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German biotech company BioNTech will be given to all residents free of cost.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second vaccine to roll out in the country after the UAE began approved China\u2019s Sinopharm vaccine for all residents from December 9.<\/p>\n<p>While Sinopharm, the Chinese vaccine, is 86% effective, according to UAE regulators, Pfizer\u2019s test results show its COVID vaccine is 95% effective in preventing the virus after two doses \u2014 administered 21 days apart from each other.<\/p>\n<p>Britain was the first to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use among the general public and was later approved for use in the UK, US, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain.<\/p>\n<h2>Dubai received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccines transported from Brussels to Dubai on an Emirates SkyCargo flight<\/h2>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dubai<\/a> receives first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech&#39;s COVID-19 vaccines transported from Brussles to Dubai on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emirates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Emirates<\/a><br \/> SkyCargo flight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sGi5WTpPZd\">pic.twitter.com\/sGi5WTpPZd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/1341479288651001858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Earlier this week, US President-elect Joe Biden received his first shot of the Pfizer vaccine on a live telecast to reassure Americans of the vaccine\u2019s safety!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesterday, in an effort to instill confidence in the vaccine, I had my shot administered in public. <\/p>\n<p>I have absolute confidence in the vaccine and look forward to the second shot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5jeBLMY4z2\">pic.twitter.com\/5jeBLMY4z2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1341575504617345024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>In a recent statement, BioNTech chief executive, U\u011fur \u015eahin, said he was scientifically confident that Pfizer will work against the new covid mutation, but of course further studies are needed to be sure<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2020\/12\/23093927\/Screenshot-2020-12-23-at-9.38.47-AM.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>Netizens are showing their appreciation to <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">the Pfizer Scientists Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci for working relentlessly to give the public the gift a vaccine just before the new year!<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THANK YOU to the Pfizer Scientists Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci\u00a0for the first Covid vaccine! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ScienceWillWin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ScienceWillWin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MichaelGandalf (@GandalfMichael) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GandalfMichael\/status\/1338500529333276672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Listen To Lovin Daily: Dubai Residents Can Now Get Vaccinated With The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccination For FREE!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dubai Residents Can Now Get Vaccinated With The  Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccination For FREE! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1vgjP6ZkEw\">https:\/\/t.co\/1vgjP6ZkEw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lovin Dubai | \u0644\u0648\u06a4\u0646 \u062f\u0628\u064a (@lovindubai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lovindubai\/status\/1341603585054760962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/thelovindaily\/embed\/episodes\/The-Lovin-Daily-Dubai-Residents-Can-Now-Get-The-Pfizer-BioNTech-Vaccination-For-FREE-eo54a4\/a-a46ped2\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>To browse more shopping categories in Dubai visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/shopping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lovin Dubai\u2019s Shopping Hub<\/a>.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><i>Note: This article may contain affiliate links. 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The \u201cmRNA vaccine\u201d which is developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German biotech company BioNTech will be given to all residents free of cost.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second vaccine to roll out in the country after the UAE began approved China\u2019s Sinopharm vaccine for all residents from December 9.<\/p>\n<p>While Sinopharm, the Chinese vaccine, is 86% effective, according to UAE regulators, Pfizer\u2019s test results show its COVID vaccine is 95% effective in preventing the virus after two doses \u2014 administered 21 days apart from each other.<\/p>\n<p>Britain was the first to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use among the general public and was later approved for use in the UK, US, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain.<\/p>\n<h2>Dubai received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccines transported from Brussels to Dubai on an Emirates SkyCargo flight<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dubai<\/a> receives first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech&#39;s COVID-19 vaccines transported from Brussles to Dubai on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emirates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Emirates<\/a><br \/> SkyCargo flight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sGi5WTpPZd\">pic.twitter.com\/sGi5WTpPZd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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